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Have Small Hard Spot/lump On Chin, Itchy, Red. What Could Be This?

Hi, I have a small hard spot/lump on my shin, about the size of the head of a pen. Its not painful and is only itchy if i irritate it by prodding it, and is the same colour as the rest of my skin, unless I irritate it and it turns red. At first I thought it was an ingrown hair but I ve tried to locate a hair and cant see one. What could this be?
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Hello,

I am Dr Mbong. The spot/bump/lump may be a million things. :-)

If it is not an ingrown hair, it can be an isolated rash from a bug bite (when you were asleep or did not notice). It could also be an isolated allergic rash or the onset of a folliculitis (boil) or infected sebaceous glands (some glands of the skin). It may also be a zit you got from swimming pool or close contact with someone who had the same rash.

I could also be a thousand other things. Give it time and if it persists, or gets bigger or too itchy or becomes filled with fluid or the skin over it changes color spontaneously or it becomes a wound, see a darmatologist for proper diagnosis.

Cheers,

Dr mbong
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Have Small Hard Spot/lump On Chin, Itchy, Red. What Could Be This?

Hello, I am Dr Mbong. The spot/bump/lump may be a million things. :-) If it is not an ingrown hair, it can be an isolated rash from a bug bite (when you were asleep or did not notice). It could also be an isolated allergic rash or the onset of a folliculitis (boil) or infected sebaceous glands (some glands of the skin). It may also be a zit you got from swimming pool or close contact with someone who had the same rash. I could also be a thousand other things. Give it time and if it persists, or gets bigger or too itchy or becomes filled with fluid or the skin over it changes color spontaneously or it becomes a wound, see a darmatologist for proper diagnosis. Cheers, Dr mbong