Good evening Dr.
I was diagnosed with folliculitis Wednesday. Here's my situation, I had sex for the 1st time One week ago. A day or two before, Iused a razor to trim some of my pubic hair. The next night, I took a shower and noticed small pimple like bumps on my innerthigh/groin area. The next day, before having sex, those bumps were less apparent, I could only really see a couple.
After having sex, I arrived home and showered about 40 miutes later. While showering, I noticed the bumps were back, and there was one on the base of my penis where my pubic hair was shaved. After a couple of days, the bump was less apparent, but there was a bit of redness in that area, as well as along the part where I shaved where my scrotum and penis come together. The bump on my base would become slightly noticeable when irritated. Well, I then made a Dr. appt. at the campus health center. It was looked at, and diagnosed as folliculitis.This was on Wednesday.
Today, I just noticed that the bump on my base, and a bump more in my pubic hair have became more skin colored/white. It now looks as if I could peel it off(which I will not do). They do not feel different. Just feel a bit irritated when touched. Is this normal with folliculitis? How does folliculitis usually heal? The intercourse I had was protected, but I did have unprotected oral sex. Do you think this is anything other than folliculitis?
Thanks Dr. I really appreciate it.