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Suggest Treatment For Bump Under The Penile Shaft

Posted on Mon, 2 Jan 2017

Question: I had a very small, white bump on the under shaft of my penis that felt hard to the touch, as if it were a scab. I scrapped it off with a fingernail and it left a larger sore that immediately bled slightly.

I shave my pubic region weekly with a groomer. I thought this might be a scar from a previous XXXXXXX but I'm not sure, or maybe an ingrown hair.

I have had HPV warts and musculossum - which this does not resemble - and I have also tested positive for HSV-1.

Can you help identify please from that description.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Folliculitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.

It might be folliculitis, a bacterial infection.
Can you please upload a photograph of the involved area ?

This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis and better way of management. You can simply upload it at the reports section

Waiting for your response.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (49 minutes later)

Thank you for your fast response, Dr. XXXXXXX I just uploaded a photo of the sore left after I picked the "scab". The "scab" was much smaller, whitish in color and felt hard to the touch.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (20 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Ulcer

Detailed Answer:
Helli
Thanks for the photograph.
It is an ulcer now as you have scratched it.
Probably it was a bacterial infection.
Apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocine twice daily for a week.
This will help you.
If a lesion develops again you can send me a picture.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj