Are the brown and red bumps genital warts or molluscum?

Question

Hi doctor,

I want to know whether I have genital warts or something else. I have attached pictures. I am unsure whether it is a genital wart or molluscum. Some look brown and there is one presenting with redness and some white present in it. I have some brown ones and I thought it was birth marks. How to know whether these are genital warts or molluscum or something else?

Answer 1

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I will go through the images and I will try to rule out the cause.

Answer 2

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It does not look like warts. I want to know few things in detail. Please mention when you noticed it. Please mention whether it started with a single lesion and then progressed more. Please mention whether there is an increase in size. Please mention whether you are sexually active. Please mention whether it is painful with any discharge. Please mention whether there is a presence of any other swelling in the inguinal region.

Answer 3

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According to history, it looks like boils. It occurs due to superficial bacterial infection that occurs in and around hairy parts of the body. These boils keep coming on and then become dry on themselves. Initially, they appear reddish, then they become pale slowly and then they shed off leaving a light-brown pigmentation. I suggest you observe them for a couple of weeks. Keep the area dry. You can use over-the-counter antibacterial dusting powder for three to four weeks on the affected region. It helps a lot. Have a follow-up at any time.