Red, burning bumps on the Scrotum

[anthonyhm]

Very recently (no-more than a week ago) I discovered 4 rather large bumps on the very bottom-right side of my scrotum.  At first I thought they were just some kind of zit because I've had zits in the area before but never actually on the scrotum.  I made the mistake of trying to pop them which caused the skin to tear on a couple of them.  They were uncomfortable but once I did that they've really started to burn and hurt.  They don't have any pus and they don't weep and they have started to get slightly smaller within the last day or two.  I have been diagnosed with HPV for about a year but any visible symptoms of that have been gone for at least three months.  I also have been tested for herpes three times within the last three years and each test was negative and I've been with the same partner for almost two years now and she has not had any symptoms of the virus.  Also, the location seems a little odd to me as it's in a very remote, difficult spot to get to on the scrotum.  Any suggestions as to what this is would be great.

[anthonyhm]

Thank you for the response.

I saw a Dr. about it and he thought it was Herpes but didn't know for sure so he referred me to a dermatologist.  He also prescribed 500 mg of Valtrex once a day for a week just because.  I only took two of the pills before I saw the dermatologist and she took bacterial and viral cultures.  This was last week on thursday.  I just got called with the test results and they came back negative (THANK GOODNESS!).  However, I was cautioned because of the presence of an anti-viral medication the test results might be a false negative.  However, I am trying to be optimistic.  The bumps have started to heal and were only painful for about two days.  I also believe they started to heal before I started treatment so I don't know what to think yet.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms it can be folliculitis , cysts or genital herpes. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[anthonyhm]

Anybody got an idea?