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Red Bump With Whit Head On Inner Thigh, Painful. Applying Clorox. What Could Be This?
I had a what looked like a red bump with a white head on my inner thigh. Since it was extremely painful, I tried to pop it. A few hours later it spead to 9 or so small red bumps with white heads.I thought it might be poison ivy, so I began putting Clorox on the area. It seemed to dry it up over the next three days, except the blisters turned black. Now, I have about 10-13 small black scab-looking areas.They are still painful and putting on Clorox has become painful, as well. Do you have any ideas as to what this could be?
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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The red bump with a white head is likely to be due to an infected blocked gland or a small abscess in the area. If the lump is big then surgical drainage of the pus may be needed after an examination and oral antibiotics.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The red bump with a white head is likely to be due to an infected blocked gland or a small abscess in the area. If the lump is big then surgical drainage of the pus may be needed after an examination and oral antibiotics.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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