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A 23-year-old male asked:
There's a pain free bump on my scrotum. it looks like a large pimple or an ingrown hair. do you think this is a cyst? should i try to pop or drain it?
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Dr. Karen Butleranswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Do not touch: Do not touch this lesipn. Use good hygiene and heat if does not improve in a few days go see your doctor.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
I have a small bump on the back of my head looks like it could be a cyst, acne, or folliculitis. The spot is the same color as the skin. It has clear fluid and blood draining from that spot. Fluids have bad odor. Suggestions on treating this spot?
Dr. Richard Romanoanswered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
Sounds like an infection. See a doctor.
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A member asked:
I have bumps on my genitals... What do I do no stds.. I get ingrown hairs alot.. It looks like a pimple thats not ready, but it hurts alot?
Dr. George Klauberanswered
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Ingrown hair: Can be very bothersome when hair follocle gets inflammed. Probably occurs more often if & when genital area is shaved. Best to have it checked out by ... Read More
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I have a pimple like bump on my vaginal lip. It looks like its got white inside it. What should I do? Looks kinda like ingrown hair. Def not std.
Dr. Chirag Vasaanswered
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Boil: This may be boil , small abscess , or other etiology , need to seen by gynecologist
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A female asked:
3 red painful bumps on mons pubis. Not an ingrown hair or pimple. I am HSV1 positive, but this looks nothing like any previous outbreaks. My lymp?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
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A 17-year-old male asked:
I have a bump on my penis that looks like a pimple. Not sure if its an ingrown hair, shaved not too long ago or an std. I picked at it and it hurts.
Dr. Scott Rudkinanswered
25 years experience
Folliculitis: Sounds like an ingrown hair or infected hair follicle. Either way, try a warm compress a few times a day and wash the area daily to see if it resolve... Read More
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