The skin in the genital area is very sensitive. Has your doctor cultured the area for lab testing (determine whether fungal or bacterial?) It sounds like a bacterial infection. Judging by the boil like bumps, acne inversa is a possibility. You can try cleansing the area with hibiclens daily, that might help some. I would continue treating with a strong topical or consider asking your doc for a derm referral.
Thanks for the advice!!.. NOw that someone mentioned it, i think the fact that i did boxing for 2 hours and sweat a lot might have been the entire cause of this.. (i have actually stayed away from any type of exercise for now, at least till this goes away).. But its been three months already!.. I actually did take Cephalexin for two weeks ( four times a day for fourteen days:( but it seems it came back the next day after i finished the doze. I did go to the doctor again, and he said that since my symptoms did get better that maybe i just need a little more treatment for it to go away entirely (unless it comes back, since it can) He also did notice that in the area where i got it again (genital area).. i have a cyst on the inside :( He said to take the medication again, and see what hap..if it grew then he could go in and remove it, or inject steroids into it.... Does folliculitis cause or turn into cysts???!!! HElp!!!
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that is characterised by recurrent boil-like lumps (abscesses) that culminate in pus-like discharge, difficult-to-heal open wounds and scarring. It commonly occurs on apocrine sweat gland-bearing skin such as in the groin, the underarms and under the breasts. It is also known as
I have a similar problem. I get it from working out though, when I run from boxers chafing. Over the counter cleansers like hibiclens and topical creams such as lotrimin and bacitrin seem to work as temporary relief. Cephalexin seems to do the trick though. I tried doxy, but the Ceph seems to work the best.
Folliculitis is tricky sometimes, as for some its harder to treat than for others. Hormones can sometimes trigger outbreaks too. Zinc deficiency is another cause, although that is one out of 100s. Folliculitis is non-life threatening as long as its kept under control. My suggestion is to visit a derm and ask for a 2 week prescription of Cephalexin along with a topical solution. Derms are more knowledgeable than GPs of treatment options that do in fact work.