
What Do Boils In Inner Thigh Indicate?

May be apocrine gland hyperplasia
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Also thanks for your elucidate history, but you have not mentioned the Gender, age, Visited Doctor , Medication history. Please give details as these details help me for the diagnosis.
Please also give information regarding:
-Since when have you started this problem ? Is it since Menarche (entering into adulthood) ?
Any fluctuations in the appearance, pain, redness, tenderness, size ?
As per the history you have provided, the condition looks to be skins response to hormonal changes that started long back but the skin could not get conditioned hence the response in the form of apocrine gland hyperplasia.
These have the classical history you have given, viz- lumps near genitals on inner thigh, at least one , like cysts or boil but not ingrown hair, as long as you remember, painful- stay for weeks and then scar -
Since this condition has not been understood well, there is no perfect treatment.
The best way is to consult a Surgeon so that a clinical evaluation can be done and if the area affected is small a surgery can be planned.
Till then you can have the following treatment :
Multivitamins- helps to rejuvenate the skin nicely.
Hot water compresses locally.
Reduction of the weight if you are obese.
I hope this answer helps you, Please give the feedback.


I am 5'6 weighing about 180.
Thank you!
Dermatologist / Surgeon
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback .
Your BMI is 29 , means you are on the border of overweight to obesity. Reducing your weight will certainly help you to have control of this problem.
Your history is suggestive of the condition already explained and the one for more than 2 years is an infected cyst, which I think should be removed.
I think the Dermatologist / Surgeon is the best option.
Please get evaluated for the diagnosis and possible surgical procedure you may need. Please discuss all the points noted by me with Him / Her and request for a permanent cure as this is a recurrent problem.
Please feel free to ask for more if you need to .

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