Bumps/Pimples? Please Help

[carpe_diem67]

I have HSV-1 genitally. I rarely get outbreaks. The second week of February I was washing down there and felt a bump. Well after further inspecting with a mirror I noticed I have 4 bumps down there. These bumps are NOT located in the same place as my previous outbreaks. I know what herpes looks like and these do not reassemble my previous outbreak. They look like pimples although a few haven't come to a head. I popped one and applied alcohol on it afterward. It popped just like a pimple and had a hard white center come out. Its been over 6 weeks and they are still there. They do not hurt and I honestly wouldn't know they were there if I hadn't of felt or looked. They are not on my vagina but on the skin between my vagina and anus. They popped up after I had shaved but I had also started tanning in a tanning bed the same week (I wore my panties tho). Could it be folliculitis? If so how long does that take to clear up? Has anyone else ever had this problem? Also I had my gardasil shots back when I was 17/18 and they do not look like warts. So its not HPV.

[lostangel23]

i have just recently found a hardd lump wiv a spot on my right vagina lip... its quite sore.. as ive jst tried sueezin it... but nuffin append part from feelin painn... is this sumthin to do wiv STD's i recently had sex wiv my fiance yesterdayy.. i am panicin really bad about this... some 1 plz help me...! :(

Lostangel

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms they sound like folliculitis which are very common due to irritation of hair follicles after shaving or waxing. The other possibility is of molluscum contagiosum which presents as multiple, small, dome-shaped papules, often with a central depression or plug.

Keep the area clean and apply some topical antiseptics. Also wear loose-fitting cotton clothing and use an antibacterial soap or mild soap like dove. Avoid any kind of cosmetics. Also use topical antibiotic creams like Neosporin or Mupirocin.

If the symptoms persist then please get an evaluation done from a dermatologist. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.