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    Dec 26, 2011, 01:12 PM
    Red patches with bumps and puss?
    My father is 88 years old and a week ago he started getting red patches with bumps filled with puss and they are also coming out all over his neck. He said they are painful. Can you please enlighten me as to what it might be.
    Thank you.
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    Dec 26, 2011, 02:31 PM
    I don't know that his age matters - are they cysts? Boils?

    Boils (Skin Abscesses) Information, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention by MedicineNet.com
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    Dec 29, 2011, 03:46 AM
    Perhaps he has Shingles? http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Shingles.htm
    Another link: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/shingles/article_em.htm
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