A bright red, blood-filled (or so it appears) bump has appeared on my neck ... what is it?

About a week ago this bright red bump appeared on my neck/upper chest. It started out small but now has grown and appears to be filled with blood. It almost looks like a pimple, but it's unlike any pimple I've had before ... there doesn't appear to be pus, just blood. I tried pricking it with a (sterilized) pin and it bled for a while but did not go down ... it just filled up with blood again and remained. I have a dermatologist appointment for next week but I wanted to see if anyone here has any ideas about what it could be before I go. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
I'm going to go with a hemangioma or sometimes they are called capillary hemangioma, they are benign. Let me know if dermatologist says that too :), but kinda hard to say without a picture. They can be taken off for cosmetic reasons if you want, but they aren't dangerous if that is what it is.
That's not good. Not to say it's deadly, I mean.

But if there's blood in there, rather than pus, it's more serious.

Good to go to doctor!! If you'd had it for few months, just as it is, it would also be more serious. We are warned about similar looking blemishes which are not gone within few weeks. So it's definitely good you're going to doctor.

He may just say it'll go away by itself or with little medication.
But you do need to have it checked out.

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