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Painful lump in bikini line. hernia?
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Possible.: If changes in size with coughing but it could also be a boil or folloculitis.
Answered 7/28/2012
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Not likely.: Most painful lumps are inflasmmatory. A deep boil, or inflammed lymph nodes are quite likely. Although not usually painful, a lipoma can be present, and these fatty benign tumours can be irritated!
Answered 10/19/2018
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