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What Is The Suggestion For A Red Spot Right Near My Butt Crack?

I have this spot right near my butt crack. It has hurt for a few days now. At first I thought it was a pimple or an ingrown hair but it hasnt gone away. The area around it has gotten bigger and it is hard. I had my girlfriend look at it and she said there is a red dot, no head but had a hair sticking out of it. It wasnt an ingrown hair, but when she pulled it out there was some white stuff at the end of the hair.
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Hi there.
I note your history & empathise with you.
If you girlfriend's clinical description is spot on, then it appears you have some sort of pseudofolliculitis with a secondary skin infection arising from ingrown hairs & /OR POSSIBLY a Pilonidal sinus infection.
In either case, perhaps the order of the day is to take an antbiotic like Metronidazole 400mg & Ibuprofen (antiinflammatory) both in the same 400 mg doses with meals over the next 48-72 hrs & am sure you will get good relief.
Perhaps a soak in a shallow tub (called a Sitz bath) with some lukewarm water may help clear the region faster.
Good Luck & wish you good health always.
Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD
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What Is The Suggestion For A Red Spot Right Near My Butt Crack?

Hi there. I note your history & empathise with you. If you girlfriend s clinical description is spot on, then it appears you have some sort of pseudofolliculitis with a secondary skin infection arising from ingrown hairs & /OR POSSIBLY a Pilonidal sinus infection. In either case, perhaps the order of the day is to take an antbiotic like Metronidazole 400mg & Ibuprofen (antiinflammatory) both in the same 400 mg doses with meals over the next 48-72 hrs & am sure you will get good relief. Perhaps a soak in a shallow tub (called a Sitz bath) with some lukewarm water may help clear the region faster. Good Luck & wish you good health always. Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD