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Fordyce or something else?
by miki79, Aug 28, 2008 01:52AM
Hello,
What other conditions could look exactly like fordyce spots on the lips?
My boyfriend and i both have that. I noticed on his lips 3 weeks ago, and about a week ago on lips as well.He has now almost all the upper lip covered. Because of that it looks to me like a transmittable problem....but there are no other symptoms at all...just this tinny white spots under the derma, no popping, no scaling, no redness ... exactly like fordyce.
we\ve made oral sex about 2 weeks before, but also some other times with no problem like this arising. We also have no genital problems and diseases....so probability of an STD if very low.
Also in that period (3-2 weeks before observing this problem) we were in another country...eating food not used to...(all sorts of cheese with molds for example).
So...could these be fordyce...appearing on both of us? or something else?
A brief encounter with an dermatologist resulted in "i don't know what this could be" answer.
Thank you very much
What other conditions could look exactly like fordyce spots on the lips?
My boyfriend and i both have that. I noticed on his lips 3 weeks ago, and about a week ago on lips as well.He has now almost all the upper lip covered. Because of that it looks to me like a transmittable problem....but there are no other symptoms at all...just this tinny white spots under the derma, no popping, no scaling, no redness ... exactly like fordyce.
we\ve made oral sex about 2 weeks before, but also some other times with no problem like this arising. We also have no genital problems and diseases....so probability of an STD if very low.
Also in that period (3-2 weeks before observing this problem) we were in another country...eating food not used to...(all sorts of cheese with molds for example).
So...could these be fordyce...appearing on both of us? or something else?
A brief encounter with an dermatologist resulted in "i don't know what this could be" answer.
Thank you very much
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I am glad that you have asked this question here.
Fordyce spots, as you may already know are a benign occurrence due to the enlargement of sebaceous (oil) glands.
It usually occurs on the penis or on around the border of the lips.
The primary differential diagnosis of this condition is warts, STD's and sebaceous gland hyperplasia.
The differential diagnosis may need to be examined in this case to find out the exact cause if you suspect that this maynot be the cause,
You may read more about this on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordyce's_spot
let me know if you may any other queries.