I just wanted to share: I had jock-itch looking red spots in my pubic region and genital area and a bunch of dermatologists also said it was folliculitis. Eventually I found someone who did a skin test and determined that it was Candida. One type of folliculitis could be caused by Candida, that of the fungal variety. Sometimes folliculitis is fungal whereas other times it is bacterial.
As soon as I started treating it as Candida it went away.
Good luck!
Answer: I don't know for sure, but it sounds like a blocked pore. Please leave it alone and wait it out. Thanks.
Dr. Rockoff
My apologies for hijacking this thread, but I had a post a ways down, and I don't feel as though the answers to my questions were suitable. I mean no offense by that at all, I just.. asked numerous times as to WHAT the spot on my nose could be. Cyst, scar, blocked pore, what have you.. and received no answer to what it was except that "leaving IT alone would make it go away faster".
Thank you. =) I appreciate the reply.
Just to be safe, I've scheduled an appointment with a local dermetologist to find out what this is. I'll mention the possibility of a blocked pore to see what he thinks.
It sounds like folliculitis, as the doctor said. I think he was wise to send you to a skin doctor for consultation, if he's not totally sure. To make the dermatologist's visit useful, please leave the bumps alone until you get seen. But this is likely not an STD.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff