A member asked:

I was recently shaving in the shower and i nicked myself. it didnt bother me much at first but then after a couple of days i noticed i had two bumps growing. one has hair sticking out the other i cant tell. im worried about what these are. warts?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Folliculitis: Almost certainly you have folliculitis or other superficial inflamation or infection. That you shaved in the shower makes no diference. Warts don't behave like this at all; after exposure to HPV, it takes a few weeks for a wart to show up.

Answered 10/14/2019

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