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A member asked:

I wanted to know did this bump come from an ingrown hair ?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

In-grown hairs: In grown hairs can get infected and cause bumps called folliculitis which need daily cleaning and antibiotics ( can be topical) usually to resolve. But would f/u/ w/ a doc as we have no picture to evaluate the particular bump you are referring to.

Answered 3/14/2016

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