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Lately i have been getting these weird spots on the inner thigh these are about the size of a fify pence piece really sore red and filled with pus.

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Dr. Leila Hashemi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

More info: do these spots happen after shaving? are they around where the hair grow? Possibly these are folliculitis, a common skin infection, see your primary doctor for a course of Antibiotics.

Answered 3/15/2017

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