Lump on inner thighs

[Mrs_Archer]

My name is Erin, and my husband Randall is having some issues on his inner thighs, where they rub when
he walks.  There are some cherry sized red lumps developing in the area.  I at first thought the skin was simply raw, or maybe it was an ingrown hair, but there's no hair in the center of the lump, and they are firm, and the skin
dried up on one of them.  He peeled it off, and there was no puss comming out, but there was blood.  And last
night, he told me that the pain shoots down his leg when he stands on one foot.  I don't think they are occuring
high enough up on the leg to have anything to do with the lymphnodes.  The lumps come and go, none of them has
stayed for more than a few days, but more pop up as soon as one heals.  I'm not sure what to do about this.  
I'm hoping that the shooting pain is just due to the lump growing too close to a nerve. Do you think we should
be concerned?  Does this sound like something that we should see a doctor about?  Or do you think that some Gold Bond Medicated Body powder will suffice?  Or maybe he should switch to boxer-briefs so his thighs don't touch? I'm really worried about this.

Randall is 29 years old, 5'5" tall, and between 175-190lbs.  
He's not really fat. he's just really muscular.  His thighs are huge.
The problem has been occuring for about a month.
I thought putting a bandaid with neosporin on it would help, but the bandaid pulled on the hair too much, so he made me take it off.
His diet is mostly protein and carbs, but about two weeks ago, I got him to start taking a "Miricle Fruits of the World" antioxidant diatary suppliment.  It's not helping,(with this anyway.)
The lumps are a fleshy red, not a cherry red.


Any response would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Erin

[Mrs_Archer]

Thank you very much for your input, but I looked up images of all likely causes of the bumps you mentioned regarding my husband's situation, and none of them look at all like what's going on.  They aren't centered around any hair follicle, and aren't filled with any sort of liquid, puss or otherwise. It only bled because he peeled the dry skin off, and this doesn't happen with all of them, many come and go without drying the skin.  And they aren't a bright red, they're just a slightly darker skin tone than his regular skin tone.  And they're not hard like a callus, just stiff, kind of like a mole.  I've looked for images of lumps similar to what he is going through, and have had no luck.  We can't really afford a Doctor right now.  Any further information you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Erin

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms that you have described, these fleshy red bumps can be boils, carbuncle, contact dermatitis, pyogenic granuloma, friction blisters or benign growths like cherry angiomas(less likely). Boils are caused by infection of the hair follicle by staph aureus. Bacterial skin infections can be spread by shared cosmetics or washcloths, close human contact, or by contact with pus from a boil or carbuncle.

Apply warm compresses on the bump and keep the area clean. Also use an antibacterial soap or mild soap like dove. Avoid any kind of cosmetics. Topical antibiotics such as mupirocin or neomycin containing ointment are also useful. But make sure to consult your dermatologist before using them. 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 dermatologist. Treatment can be started only when the diagnosis is confirmed. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.