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Have Bumps On Head And Has Become Sore. Using Tweezers To Pull The Hair And White Stuff At The End Of Hair. What Could It Be?
Question: Hi, I am a male 27, and I have bumps on my head. Every once in a great while , such as now, one will become very sore. I thought it was an infected hair. I use a tweezers and pull the hair out. The end of the hair has a lot of either XXXXXXX type substance or white stuff and when pulled hurts a lot. Sometimes the lump will then reduce or stop hurting. What is on the hair and what are these things?
Brief Answer:
furuncle
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
Probably you are suffering from furuncle.
These are bacterial infections and you need treatment with antibiotics.
It will an better if you can upload photograph of the lesion .
This will help of in giving you a closer diagnosis and a better line of treatment.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you
furuncle
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
Probably you are suffering from furuncle.
These are bacterial infections and you need treatment with antibiotics.
It will an better if you can upload photograph of the lesion .
This will help of in giving you a closer diagnosis and a better line of treatment.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you
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