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Spots On Anus Close To Rectum, Looks Like Hair Coming Out, White Stuff Coming Out. What Could Be This?
Hi my name is Joni my bf had several spots on his anus rather close to his rectum. That looked like they had hair comming out of them at first so I thought they were ingrown hairs so I went to pull the hairs out. When I did so it acted kinda like a zit only the very end was black so I decided to sqeese them and whitish yellow stuff came out it was very thick. And he had these on both sides of his anus and one was even open like a normal zit after it has been popped already and it had normal white stuff come out of it. My question for you is can you tell me what this is
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
hi,
thank you for your query.
your symptoms point towards the direction of pilonidal sinus.
it is a cyst or abscess near or on the natal cleft of the buttocks that often contains hair and skin debris.
one of he most common cause of pilonidal cysts is ingrown hair. Excessive sitting is thought to predispose people to the condition because they increase pressure on the coccyx region.
Treatment may include antibiotic therapy, hot compresses and application of depilatory creams.
In more severe cases, the cyst may need to be lanced or surgically excised
thank you,
you can contact me for any further queries.
thank you for your query.
your symptoms point towards the direction of pilonidal sinus.
it is a cyst or abscess near or on the natal cleft of the buttocks that often contains hair and skin debris.
one of he most common cause of pilonidal cysts is ingrown hair. Excessive sitting is thought to predispose people to the condition because they increase pressure on the coccyx region.
Treatment may include antibiotic therapy, hot compresses and application of depilatory creams.
In more severe cases, the cyst may need to be lanced or surgically excised
thank you,
you can contact me for any further queries.
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