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What Does A Raised Red Bump On Inner Thigh Close To The Scrotum Indicate?
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Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Question : I have a slightly raised red bump on my inner thigh close to my scrotum. I have pictures attached. Is this a wart?
Brief Answer:
Please attach pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand from your query that you are concerned about a red lesion near your scrotum.
However, I do not see the pictures.
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Please attach pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand from your query that you are concerned about a red lesion near your scrotum.
However, I do not see the pictures.
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Pictures are attached...sorry about that.
Brief Answer:
Does not appear to be a wart
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for the pictures.
The lesion does not appear to be a wart.
The possibilities I could think of are an early fungal infection ( Tinea cruris)and folliculitis.
I suggest that you could apply a cream containing 1 % clotrimazole for 2 weeks. It should settle down with the above cream if it is a fungal infection.
If you do not see a difference in the lesion even after 1 week of applying Clotrimazole cream, it could be folliculitis which is a bacterial infection of the hair follicle. You could apply a cream containing 2 % Mupirocin twice a day for 10 days, with which it should subside.
But it definitely does not look like a wart.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Does not appear to be a wart
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for the pictures.
The lesion does not appear to be a wart.
The possibilities I could think of are an early fungal infection ( Tinea cruris)and folliculitis.
I suggest that you could apply a cream containing 1 % clotrimazole for 2 weeks. It should settle down with the above cream if it is a fungal infection.
If you do not see a difference in the lesion even after 1 week of applying Clotrimazole cream, it could be folliculitis which is a bacterial infection of the hair follicle. You could apply a cream containing 2 % Mupirocin twice a day for 10 days, with which it should subside.
But it definitely does not look like a wart.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Are the pictures clear enough? I just want to make sure it isn't a genital wart. From yesterday to today it seems to have made some improvement on its own. Just still a little concerned its a wart.
Brief Answer:
Not a genital wart
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes. The pictures are very clear. It does not appear to be a genital wart.
You can follow the suggestions I have given previously.
Do not worry and take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Not a genital wart
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes. The pictures are very clear. It does not appear to be a genital wart.
You can follow the suggestions I have given previously.
Do not worry and take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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