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What Causes Bump On Inner Thighs?

Hi i have 2 bumps on my inner thigh that look like pimples, they are really tiny and i picked at one (bad i know) and it made it bleed. Could this be an std? My room mate had a staph infection and i also had boils on my face and body that looked like hers. Is there a chance it could be that?
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

I have gone through your history and symptoms it suggests me that you may be a furuncle or Boil.

This is an bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days either with Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily. This would take care of the infection.

An antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily. Pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
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What Causes Bump On Inner Thighs?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, I have gone through your history and symptoms it suggests me that you may be a furuncle or Boil. This is an bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days either with Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily. This would take care of the infection. An antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily. Pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain. Thank you.