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lump in the groin area in men
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Dorsey answered
36 years experience Wound care
Also common: Either way this needs to be seen by a surgeon. He will decide if this is a hernia or enlarged lymph node. Again either way you may require surgery to ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Miller answered
36 years experience Wound care
Different options: The groin has a lot of things in it both in the skin and below it. Sweat glands, hair follicles and skin cysts as well as lymph nodes, fatty tissue, ... Read More
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Possibly: The most common causes are an enlarged lymph node or a hernia. Have a doctor take a look.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Get it checked out: It is most likely a small lymphnode or a cyst, but bacterial infection with klebsiella ganulomatis is possible, often starts as small, painless nodule ... Read More
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Get it checked out: It is most likely a small lymphnode or a cyst, but bacterial infection with klebsiella ganulomatis is possible, often starts as small, painless nodule ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Harold Fields answered
61 years experience Family Medicine
Lymph node: It probably is a small lymph node and could have occurred because you had a little pimple in the area. It should gradually resolve and disappear
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Knot: After catheterization through the groin vessels, a lump of hematoma is not uncommon. In can take a few weeks to completely resolve.
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Miller answered
36 years experience Wound care
Different options: The groin has a lot of things in it both in the skin and below it. Sweat glands, hair follicles and skin cysts as well as lymph nodes, fatty tissue, ... Read More
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sheila Calderon answered
41 years experience Internal Medicine
Depends: Your hair may be ingrown because it is curly and that may cause the problem. Other causes of bumps in the groin area may have to do with the lymph no ... Read More
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Zeenat Hasan answered
14 years experience Bariatrics
See a doctor but: it sounds like it could be an inguinal hernia. Other possibilities include abscess (infection), swollen lymph node, fungal infection, or varicocele/hy ... Read More
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