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What Is The Bump On The Back Of The Neck?

My husband has a bump on the back of his neck. It started off looking like a tiny black head, but when I tried to extract it nothing came out. Now, a month later, the bump is still there, but it's now red and inflamed. Clogged hair follicle or something more serious?
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
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HI.
Thanks for your query.
With the history you have provided, this looks to be an infected sebaceous cyst.
He needs to take an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines under the guidance of a Doctor and apply liquid povidone iodine locally. This area b( back of neck) of the body is very sensitive and does cause a problem of irritation.
After the proper treatment I would advise this to be excised for 2 reasons.
One: he gets rid of a disease which can cause recurrent problems of infection as he already got it.
Secondly - you get a perfect diagnosis what it is.
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What Is The Bump On The Back Of The Neck?

HI. Thanks for your query. With the history you have provided, this looks to be an infected sebaceous cyst. He needs to take an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines under the guidance of a Doctor and apply liquid povidone iodine locally. This area b( back of neck) of the body is very sensitive and does cause a problem of irritation. After the proper treatment I would advise this to be excised for 2 reasons. One: he gets rid of a disease which can cause recurrent problems of infection as he already got it. Secondly - you get a perfect diagnosis what it is.