Can bumps and pimples on penis and groin area be symptoms of HSV 2?
Patient: I am a 27 yr old male. After recent unprotected sex with my current girlfriend I noticed some pimple like bumps on the side of my penis... It started as two one on the mid right side and one on the mid left side.... The recent bout of sex was vigorous and slightly rough so I figured it was due to that and chalked it up as ingrown hairs or just zits... The bumps formed white heads and all but popped on their own. they appeared 1-2 days after this sexual instance. 2 more days went by and as I went to urinate I noticed the same bumps some with white heads, some without spread all around my groin area... Not in clusters but individual bumps scattered midway up my penis shaft to the base, above my penis in my pubic hair as high as my waistband of my boxers, on the upper inner part of both thighs almost in the crease of my groin. I am concerned it might be hsv 2. The bumps will pop and become tender afterwards but not any excruciating pain. They pop with clear pus normally no blood, and they hurt when popped to the point that I don t want to squeeze them all the way to fully drain them. My girlfriend said she got tested 3 months ago and was completely clean. she also is very trustworthy( I know many may doubt this but trust em she is) and she hasn t been with anyone else since being checked out. Is it possible for me to have an std from someone else long before that lied dormant until it was triggered by our recent spat of rough sex? I haven t slept with anyone else win over a year. Doctor: Hi, .HSV 2 is usually appeared in groups and confined to localized area and not spread over widely. They usually develop into grouped ulcers which remain for a week or so. It will not contain pus, only clear fluid. So you present lesions are unlikely to be due HSV 2 as they extended up to your pubic area and contains pus.Possibilities of hair folliculitis can be thought off. Oral antibiotics for a week or so along with some topical creams contains either antibiotic or antiseptic. Use of antiseptic soaps also would help. You consult your physician, confirm the diagnosis, rule out STDs with investigation and plan for the management. Get well soon. Dr S.Murugan