Shaving bump-ingrown hair!

[helpmeworry]

Can a shaving bump or ingrown hair have clear pus? I have a bump in my pubic region that i'm 95% sure isnt herpes, but it has some clear fluid/pus

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Yes it can be an infected hair follicle or boil. Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged by friction from clothing or blockage of the follicle. In most cases of folliculitis, the damaged follicles are then infected with the bacteria Staphylococcus (staph).

Please keep the area clean and apply some topical antiseptics. Also wear loose-fitting cotton clothing and 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. In case the symptoms persist then oral antibiotics may be needed. Please consult a dermatologist in that case.
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 doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[helpmeworry]

It had a small amount of clear fluid only, maybe an infected hair follice or shave irrtation? I could see the hair underneath the bump, but it wasn't like digging back into my skin like an ingrown hair would do.

[mjk123]

if its puss some green some clear then bleeds its a ingwn hair