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I have just noticed a thin redish line that runs in my upper butt crack. it's about an inch long and open in some areas. mild bleeding but stopped.

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

Sounds like: pilonidal cyst and sinus tract. Show it to your doctor, because it can lead to acute abscess.

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