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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Folliculitis or something else?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Folliculitis or something else?
by A Hill, Dec 18, 1999 12:00AM
I am a 37 year old female. About a year or so ago, I developed what appeared to be an ingrown hair on my bikini line, right on top of the tendon that spans from the groin area to the leg. It became inflamed and infected, about the size of a pinto bean, and I finally, after about 3-4 months of dealing with it, spent the money to visit a dermatologist. He drained it and told me how to treat it, but it came back. (Antibiotics and the like.) Now, it is no longer infected, but has been bleeding on a regular basis. This has been going on for a couple of months. What concerns me the most is that I now have another bleeding nodule on the other side, symmetrical to the first one. Could this be a problem with lymph nodes, or should I just go shopping for underwear that don't rub that area? I am very concerned that these spots are not healing and are bleeding on a regular basis. There is also a bruised feeling that comes and goes on the mound (Mons?)in between. Please advise! I don't know what to do or where to go for advice!
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Dec 20, 1999 12:00AM
, Dec 20, 1999 12:00AM
A Hill:
From your description, the bumps are almost certainly superficial and due to trauma and rubbing. Bleeding, despite its sinsiter reputation, usually reflects trauma, not malignant transformation. I think better underwear, and perhaps padding (such as with a nonstick Telfa pad-available at your drugstore-are the ticket.
As for advice, why not call the dermatologist back?
Best.
Dr. R
From your description, the bumps are almost certainly superficial and due to trauma and rubbing. Bleeding, despite its sinsiter reputation, usually reflects trauma, not malignant transformation. I think better underwear, and perhaps padding (such as with a nonstick Telfa pad-available at your drugstore-are the ticket.
As for advice, why not call the dermatologist back?
Best.
Dr. R
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