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I have moles that are growing larger. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have many mole types of bumps joining up together. They have a waxy look and sometimes there is a yellow keratin-like fluid coming out of them. It is above my lip and no it is not cold sores. It has been growing over the last year. How can I remove it as it is getting big? They are b... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed the clinical photographs attached (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The differential diagnoses are: Closed comedones. Molluscum contagiosum. Milia. The treatment for all the above is needling and curettage. In the case of moll... Read Full »
Please tell me the treatment for molluscum contagiosum.
Query: Hello doctor, I am having molluscum contagiosum on my skin. It is just above my penis and on the skin of the right side ball. I can send pictures if you want. I tried ZymaDerm on it but it is not going away. It is increasing. What can I do? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have viewed the images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). How long since you have been using this cream? Are you willing for a removal? If yes, for molluscum, I suggest either freezing with liquid nitrogen or chemical cauterization with Trichloroacet... Read Full »
Why do I have a painless red bump on my scrotum?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a painless red bump on my scrotum. I am uploading some pictures. Kindly let me know what this could be. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and examined your picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). From your description and picture, it seems like you have steatocystoma multiplex (a type of sebaceous cyst) or molluscum contagiosum. The pictures do not give me an ex... Read Full »
Small white cysts on my penis have spread to my body. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a group of small, non-painful, non-itchy and white cysts on my penis shaft and body. They appeared a month back and they are spreading slowly. Also, I found the same on my body. But, I am not sure whether they are the same. Please help me out. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Although photo of the lesion is not very clear (attachment removed to protect patient identity), as per your description of problem it is looking like molluscum contagiosum. It gets spread by contact, either sexual or nonsexual. It is painless, small, pearl-like solid ... Read Full »
Is my 1 year old's blisters due to molluscum or chickenpox?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter is 1 year and three months. She was diagnosed by her pediatrician to have molluscum virus. Initially, there were 23 blisters (watery substance) started from 15th. The doctor advised applying Caladryl lotion on blisters and nothing else. No cream/powder, nothing. She was adv... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If it is molluscum, nothing to be worried about but if it is chicken pox, you need to start Acyclovir therapy for faster relief. Are the blisters causing some marks after they fade? Please discuss with your pediatrician about the probability of chicken pox. You can d... Read Full »
What can cause painless 14 to 15 bumps on the penis?
Query: Hello Doctor, I am facing an issue of bumps on my penis. It has been five to six months they are still the same. At initial, their size was small, and then they grew a little bigger, and now one of them is turned a little black. There are almost fourteen to fifteen bumps at the backside of my penis... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The lesions more probably look like molluscum contagiosum (MC). MC is a virus that gets from the skin to skin contact. Your partner might have this already, and you have got it from her. It is not a dangerous virus. The one who has sensitive skin gets it. This does not ... Read Full »