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Pimple On Lower Left Butt Cheek Hurting. What Is This ?
this is embarassing but i had a pimple on my lower left butt cheek close to the other one. well on wednesday i noticed the spot was hurting. it is hard underneath, red and hot. what is it? i have never had anything like this let alone a pimple on my butt. i'm not overweight and i am NOT a dirty person.
Sat, 7 Dec 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
You seem to have got a furuncle / folliculitis ... infection of hair follicle. Apply warm compresses to the spot ( cloth soaked in warm water, not too hot) and apply a topical antibiotic like fusidic acid/ mupirocin. Consult a physician and get an oral antibiotic prescribed.
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You seem to have got a furuncle / folliculitis ... infection of hair follicle. Apply warm compresses to the spot ( cloth soaked in warm water, not too hot) and apply a topical antibiotic like fusidic acid/ mupirocin. Consult a physician and get an oral antibiotic prescribed.
Hope I helped. Feel to free to ask followup questions in case of doubt.
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Hi,
I can understand your concern for the bump near butt cheek. It will be practically impossible to give exact cause of the bump without a facility to examine it or without a picture.
It would be better if you can upload a good resolution picture of the affected area at bit.ly/drsanjaykanodia.
Even then amongst the most common of the possibility be a simply over proliferation of oil gland and hair root known as folliculitis.
Do not pinch, pop or squeeze or even not touch the area unnecessarily as it can cause infection at this area.
You can take antibiotic such as cefadroxyl 500 mg twice or ciprofloxacin 500mg twice for 5 days.
You can apply fucidin or mupirocin cream very lightly over the affected area.
Take care.
I can understand your concern for the bump near butt cheek. It will be practically impossible to give exact cause of the bump without a facility to examine it or without a picture.
It would be better if you can upload a good resolution picture of the affected area at bit.ly/drsanjaykanodia.
Even then amongst the most common of the possibility be a simply over proliferation of oil gland and hair root known as folliculitis.
Do not pinch, pop or squeeze or even not touch the area unnecessarily as it can cause infection at this area.
You can take antibiotic such as cefadroxyl 500 mg twice or ciprofloxacin 500mg twice for 5 days.
You can apply fucidin or mupirocin cream very lightly over the affected area.
Take care.
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