Folliculitis is a skin condition that results in the inflammation of hair follicles. The symptoms include clusters of white or red bumps around the hair follicle, itchy or burning skin, and the skin becomes tender. This condition is most commonly caused due to infection with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.
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I have a red and itchy, medium swollen bump on my left inner labia. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, There is a medium bump that looks swollen on my left inner labia, right next to my vagina. It is red and a bit yellowish, and it is itchy. I am not sure when or how it got there or what it is. I just noticed it a few minutes ago because it was itching quite a bit. I am not sure what to... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. This could be because of hair folliculitis or some vaginal infection that is causing the problem. Please get yourself checked by a gynecologist and get a vaginal swab test done. Avoid having sex till then. Wear cotton inner wears and loose un... Read Full »
What might be the cause of white pimple-like lesion on my penis?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a pimple-like thing on my penis. It looks like an oval bump. I have had this once before, but I just thought of it as a heat pimple. But this time the pimple has a whitish color to it at the top too, like a small whitish bump, and the rest of the penis also looks like a bump. I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Regarding your symptoms, I believe you have infected penile folliculitis. Do you shave your genitals every time? Folliculitis is an inflammatory reaction of the skin's hair that may have generated pus. Consult your doc... Read Full »
I have a few symptoms after risky protected sex. Will I get HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex with a stranger 18 days back. I used a condom. I once sensed that the condom slipped, but when I checked it was in place. So, I continued. After my completion, I checked if the condom had any hole. It had no hole. So, I went off from there. But later, I got afraid. The next d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concern. Your symptoms are not specific to HIV infection. They can happen otherwise as well. I request you to kindly upload a few images of the rashes on your stomach so that I am able to have a look at them and guide you better. You may take a scree... Read Full »
Should I worry about my swollen and sore inguinal lymph nodes?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a history of skin picking, mainly ingrown hair. I have curly hair, and shaving often leads to ingrown hairs for me, especially in the pubic region. About a week ago, I was popping my ingrown hairs as usual and sometimes I go a little overboard and scratch and pick too hard. In t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concerns. Your details match closely a condition called folliculitis which is an infection of the hair follicles, with or without a hair in the center being visible, and can lead to ulceration and swollen glands in the draining region which is an i... Read Full »
The skin-colored bumps are getting darker. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I got skin color bumps all over my body which is getting darker after going away. I have attached the photos. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have examined the pictures (attachments removed to protect patient identity) and noted your details. The description matches closely that of superficial folliculitis which is a low grade bacterial infectionof the hair follicles and is recurrent in nature. For someon... Read Full »
A pimple on my lower butt is bleeding. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am bleeding from an old pimple I had on my lower butt cheek a few weeks ago, and I am worried because it is purple. Yesterday, it started bleeding, and it has been starting to bleed every time I stand up from using the toilet. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have read your query and understand your concern.Bleeding from an old pimple on the lower butt cheek is not common, and it could indicate an underlying medical condition. Here are some possible diagnoses and treatments:1. Pilonidal Cyst: A pilonidal cyst is a sac fille... Read Full »
I feel I have folliculitis in the vaginal area. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I feel I have folliculitis in the vaginal area, and it is not only causing pain but also extreme itching. Can I use a topical antibiotic cream? Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. You have mentioned that currently you are having folliculitis in the vaginal area and a similar lesion was also present last year. So in comparing both you can easily make out a diagnosis and confirm it to be folliculitis only. You can a... Read Full »
I am having eruptions on my forearms since past two months. What can be done?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been having these eruptions on my forearms since past two months. They are not painful and cannot be popped. But they take a long time to disappear and look prominent. What are these and can they be stopped from re-occurring? I had them last year too during summers and they disapp... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From these two photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is visible that lesions are little inflamed and red. It is indicating folliculitis. Non-bacterial folliculitis can be non painful. Specially pityrosporum folliculitis. Keratosis pilaris is a con... Read Full »
I feel pins and needles along with a lump underneath the skin on my face. Is it folliculitis?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a lump underneath the skin on my face for over a month now. It is not itchy nor does it hurt. I know it is not a pimple because it does not have a head. Also, I feel pins and needles on my face along with the lump. Just starting now I have been having what I believe to be fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Apply Clindamycin 1 percent lotion in the daytime for 20 days. Azac soap or Cetrimide soap for baths for one month. Apply Mupirocin cream twice daily for 15 days. Tablet Ciprofloxacin 500 mg once a day after breakfast for five days. Tablet Emanzen D (Diclofenac sodiu... Read Full »
Why am I having few white bumps at the hair root?
Query: Hello doctor, I have infection of the scrotal hair. At the hair root, there is some white bump. Please suggest medicine for the problem. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, I did not get any photos from your side. So I can just assume what it can be. As you said it has white bump it could be folliculitis. It contains pus which can get ruptured. Tablet Droxyl (Cefadroxil) 500 mg twice a day for a week and apply T-bact cream (Mupiroci... Read Full »
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