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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 »
What could cause a lump inside the groin with moving skin?
Query: Hello doctor, I am an 18-year-old male. I have a lump on the inside of my groin. It is about the size of a 5 cent Australian piece, and I can feel it under my skin almost as if the skin moves over the top of it. So, I do not think it is a dermatological thing. I have little spots around my pubic ar... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If I am not wrong 5 cents Australian piece is around 2 cm in size. As you have described, it is a lymph node in your inguinal region. The human body has about 600 lymph nodes. Their role is to clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. It helps in fighting inflammation... Read Full »
Is the pain in my groin due to STD?
Query: Hi doctor,I have pain in the groin area for the past eight years, and I cannot walk, stand, or run and perform work activity for long. Please help. I feel it is STD because I am not an athlete. I took medicines for chlamydia and yeast infection in the penis. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Take Tablet Emanzen D (Serratiopeptidase with Diclofenac Sodium) twice daily for three days and Tablet Zifi (Cefixime) 200 mg twice daily after food for five days. Use Fucidin (Fusidic acid) cream at daytime for seven days and Miconazole gel at night for 15 days (on the ... Read Full »
I have had hard bumps closer to my vagina. Please advise.
Query: Hi doctor, I have hard bumps between my leg and vagina (closer to my vagina). They are under the skin and I cannot see them I can only feel them. They have spread between my leg and hip. They did not hurt before but they are a bit tender now and I have had them for a very long time maybe ten years. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. As per your description, this is looking like you are talking about inguinal lymph nodes. These lymph nodes are normally present in all females and males, and they are easily palpable and these could be mild pain when we press them. But if ther... Read Full »
Can HIV be present in inguinal nodes and not get detected?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a high-risk exposure with a CSW ( Commercial sex worker)167 days back. Did the following PCRs (Polymerase chain reaction), ID NAT (Individual donor nucleic acid testing) for HIV (Human deficiency virus)1 and 2 at 19 days and repeated the same at 67 days. Then nearly ten fourth gener... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. After a negative nucleic acid test (NAT) at 67 days and ten negative ten fourth generation tests at 158 days, I can rule out HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Also, I would like to state that female-to-male transmission of HIV through vaginal ... Read Full »
How to treat swollen lymph nodes in groin?
Query: Hello doctor, My lymph nodes in the groin region became swollen last night and I am irritated. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, please do not freak out. If we have adequate information, it would be easy to figure out the cause for such groin node enlargement. It would have been a little more informative if you could mention the size of the node that you could feel, whether on si... Read Full »
What Are The Causes Of Inguinal Lymphadenopathy?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a swollen lymph node in my groin and for which I took antibiotics for two weeks. But, there was no improvement. So two days back, I had a biopsy of the whole lymph node. I will get the results in five days from now. I am worried because, now I have another swollen lymph node in the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. For any cause of inguinal lymphadenopathy, excision of nodes is not a definitive treatment. It is done just for a diagnostic purpose, so once you get the biopsy reports, we will know more about your illness. The swelling in the other lymph node that is of no additional co... Read Full »
Please suggest treatment for inguinal lymphadenopathy.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 55 year old male. I am suffering from inguinal lymphadenopathy. 2 years ago I have this on the right side and now on the left side. There is a square shallow knot present on the right side now. I have stiffness and rigidity especially in the left arm and occasional limited movement... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I assure you not to worry as all things may get settled with proper care and follow-up. Inguinal lymph nodes usually get prominent due to some infection (that you say have been ruled out) or some primary pathology of the nodes themselves. The knots you are talking about ... Read Full »
How to cure the two swollen inguinal lymph nodes in my right thigh for the past two months?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had two swollen inguinal lymph nodes in my right thigh for the past two months. I had an ultrasound done, and one measured 1.2 x 0.7 x 1.0 cm, heterogeneous, mildly hyperechoic, the other 1.3 x 0.6 heterogeneous, hyperechoic, small solid nodular structures appearing to reflect lym... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The inguinal nodes up to 2 cm are not significant. They could be because of infection in the genitals or leg areas. I would suggest a course of antibiotics tablet Augmentin (Amoxicillin and Potassium clavulanate) 625 mg thrice daily for seven days and observe. If it ... Read Full »