pimples or herpes?

[elainethom]

hi, for the past few months every so often i get a few what looks to be pimples where my thigh meets my buttocks but closer to the vagina, but not on it.. i'd say 3 inches away. i never thought it was herpes because i seem to get pimples in various places all the time and these pimples seemed to appear after heavy workouts but not after every one, but after researching herpes im scared to think thats what it is. they never look like blisters, just regular butt pimples. they are also on both sides of my buttocks and 2 of them are completely parrellel and seem to rub together when im in motion. they also have never looked like blisters. every time i got them i would just try and pop them and put acne medication on it then they would kind of scab and heal which i thought was normal because thats what happens when i get pimples on my face. so is it possible this could be herpes? ive had a few guys perform oral sex on me within the past few months, even when i had the pimples, but also when i did not and they didnt get anything from me so any ideas?

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Nothing can be said with  surety without having a look at the lesions.

This seems to be a case of folliculitis from your description. Folliculitis is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

Folliculitis of the buttocks is common and unimportant.  You might try putting an antibiotic ointment like bacitracin or neosporin in your nostrils every night for a month, because staph germs hang out there and sometimes "seed" other body parts.  Do not pop these lesions.

This condition is commonly seen from the friction caused by wearing tight clothing.

Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged. In most cases of folliculitis, the damaged follicles are then infected with the bacteria Staphylococcus (staph).

They appear as pimples or pustules located around a hair follicle, usually preceded by or associated with itching skin.

You can treat this with topical antiseptic ointment which is adequate for most cases.
Topical antibiotics such as mupirocin or neomycin containing ointment can also be applied on the bumps to hasten the resolution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folliculitis

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for your symptoms and a proper clinical examination.

Let us know if you need any other information and post us on how you are doing.

Regards.