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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
unusual lip zits = herpes?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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unusual lip zits = herpes?
by nodsain, May 15, 2007 12:00AM
A while back I went home with a girl I met in a bar.
After that evening I became acutely aware of any zit activity near my lips, and I am suspicious that I may have herpes.
Sometimes the zits appear directly on my lip, other times around my lips. It is almost always a single zit so it doesn't meet the "cluster" critera, but it still seems unusual to me.
here are two pictures:
1. zit on my upper lip (taken 3-4 weeks ago)
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=edsc07765jv0.jpg
after this picture, it went away over the next couple days
2. zit near my lower lip (taken today)
http://img79.imageshack.us/my.php?image=edsc07794wt2.jpg
thanks!
After that evening I became acutely aware of any zit activity near my lips, and I am suspicious that I may have herpes.
Sometimes the zits appear directly on my lip, other times around my lips. It is almost always a single zit so it doesn't meet the "cluster" critera, but it still seems unusual to me.
here are two pictures:
1. zit on my upper lip (taken 3-4 weeks ago)
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=edsc07765jv0.jpg
after this picture, it went away over the next couple days
2. zit near my lower lip (taken today)
http://img79.imageshack.us/my.php?image=edsc07794wt2.jpg
thanks!
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, May 16, 2007 12:00AM
, May 16, 2007 12:00AM
These look like pustules,, which are bacterial rather than viral. I doubt they are actually infected, though, and I see no connection with the girl you were with. I suggest applying bacitracin or neosporin ointment daily until the spots go away. If they persist, a doctor can perform a culture and treat as needed.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
