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Small Bump Outside Vagina. Brown Stuff Oozes Out When Squeezed. What Is It?
this is a very personal question. there was a small bump on the outside of my vagina . and i thought it was just an ingrown hair because i had shaved the night before. but today, it was bigger and more painful. and i squeezed it and brown stuff came out of it? what is this? i know it cant me an STD because i am not sexually active.
Fri, 22 Mar 2013
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Your symptom of painful swelling and brown discharge suggests a boil or furuncle which is infected.
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cause skin boils, also called furuncles. Boils, which form in a hair follicle and the surrounding tissue, start as a red tender lump that enlarges and develops a white or yellow pus-filled center.
I suggest you to take antibiotics for 7 days.
You can generally treat small boils at home by applying warm compresses to relieve pain and promote natural drainage.
Hope this helps.
regards,
Dr Nilofer
Thanks for the query.
Your symptom of painful swelling and brown discharge suggests a boil or furuncle which is infected.
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cause skin boils, also called furuncles. Boils, which form in a hair follicle and the surrounding tissue, start as a red tender lump that enlarges and develops a white or yellow pus-filled center.
I suggest you to take antibiotics for 7 days.
You can generally treat small boils at home by applying warm compresses to relieve pain and promote natural drainage.
Hope this helps.
regards,
Dr Nilofer
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