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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
ingrown hair or herpes?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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ingrown hair or herpes?
by reasuremeplease, Apr 27, 2004 12:00AM
im a male and i shave my pubic area with a razor and clippers.
i never really noticed anything before until about 2 months ago
i had this bump that appeared to look like a pimple with a white head on it around the top left side of my scrotum at the base of my penis. i now have about 7 of these bumps 2 on the right top side of scrotum 1 on my lower stomach area and 1 on each inner top thigh . any how its prolly ingrown hairs but they never seem to go away. they dont hurt itch or burn. tonight i tried to pick at 1 and it blead alittle so i stopped.these are not bunched up like a rash just spread out . i have had sex unprotected many times but spread out thru the years and the last time was last summer. i shaved tonight to see if any more come up in the next days but im curious to what these could possibly be. i dont have any on my penis. i thought about taking a picture and seeing if i could post it here which would really help in determning the problem.
i never really noticed anything before until about 2 months ago
i had this bump that appeared to look like a pimple with a white head on it around the top left side of my scrotum at the base of my penis. i now have about 7 of these bumps 2 on the right top side of scrotum 1 on my lower stomach area and 1 on each inner top thigh . any how its prolly ingrown hairs but they never seem to go away. they dont hurt itch or burn. tonight i tried to pick at 1 and it blead alittle so i stopped.these are not bunched up like a rash just spread out . i have had sex unprotected many times but spread out thru the years and the last time was last summer. i shaved tonight to see if any more come up in the next days but im curious to what these could possibly be. i dont have any on my penis. i thought about taking a picture and seeing if i could post it here which would really help in determning the problem.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Apr 27, 2004 12:00AM
, Apr 27, 2004 12:00AM
These are indeed probably inflamed follicles rather than an STD. These can come from shaving, but they can also come from nothing in particular. There is a chance that they could be molluscum warts, which are mostly not sexually-transmitted. I advise you to leave the lesions alone and show them to a doctor for definitive diagnosis. Meantime, apply on OTC antibiotic like bacitracin daily.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Member Comments (2)
by daddy614, May 06, 2004 12:00AM
it's probably just ingrown hairs
