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Skin Colored Bumps In Pubic Area That Occasionally Itch And Get Irritated. Recently Started Champix. Cause?
Hey, about 2 weeks ago I noticed 2 skin colour bumps in my pubic area!! They dryied out but still stayed this is now spread and I have many little bumps in my pubic area that all have a hair growing out of them and only itch sometimes not offen but can get irrated!! Please help I was taking champix 2 quit smoking and this is when it all started could this have been the cause or is it something else?
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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You seem to have ingrown hair , also called pseudofolliculitis
Ingrown hairs tend to be more common in areas with coarse hairs. Hair that is cut short and close to the skin creates a sharp tip that can more easily pierce the skin to cause an ingrown hair.
Hair removal by shaving, waxing can be the cause and friction from tight clothing may worsen the situation.
The following may help you:
avoid shaving till the lesions heal
apply hydrocortisone cream to reduce irritation twice a day
once they heal :
shave with proper lubrication
avoid shaving too close to the skin
consider permanent hair reduction with laser
this doesnot seem to be related to champix
Hope this answers your query
You seem to have ingrown hair , also called pseudofolliculitis
Ingrown hairs tend to be more common in areas with coarse hairs. Hair that is cut short and close to the skin creates a sharp tip that can more easily pierce the skin to cause an ingrown hair.
Hair removal by shaving, waxing can be the cause and friction from tight clothing may worsen the situation.
The following may help you:
avoid shaving till the lesions heal
apply hydrocortisone cream to reduce irritation twice a day
once they heal :
shave with proper lubrication
avoid shaving too close to the skin
consider permanent hair reduction with laser
this doesnot seem to be related to champix
Hope this answers your query
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Hi
Thanks for posting your query.
You seem to have furuncles at the pubic area. This is due to infection of hair follicles by a bacteria called staphylococcus. You can get rid of it by taking antibiotics like erythromycin for five days and applying mupirocin cream for five days. In future you can get rid of it by regular shaving of pubic hair, and taking vitamin c tablet one per day.
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Thanks for posting your query.
You seem to have furuncles at the pubic area. This is due to infection of hair follicles by a bacteria called staphylococcus. You can get rid of it by taking antibiotics like erythromycin for five days and applying mupirocin cream for five days. In future you can get rid of it by regular shaving of pubic hair, and taking vitamin c tablet one per day.
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