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Cold sore
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This came up around my mouth a few days ago. Today I bought cream for it (5% w/w). I just want to confirm this is a cold sore? Anything else I should be doing about it? This is the 2nd or 3rd time i've had a little bump in the same spot near my lips, am I going to have this reoccur for the rest of my life? I should add that this time I tried squeezing it because I hoped it was a zit.
This came up around my mouth a few days ago. Today I bought cream for it (5% w/w). I just want to confirm this is a cold sore? Anything else I should be doing about it? This is the 2nd or 3rd time i've had a little bump in the same spot near my lips, am I going to have this reoccur for the rest of my life? I should add that this time I tried squeezing it because I hoped it was a zit.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Running a cotton swab over the skin.
Terri
Terri
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
If this just came up, I would suggest that you go to a clinician and have this swabbed to determine the cause, since you have had it more than once in the same location. Generally speaking, herpes simplex virus type 1 shows up on the edge of the lip, nose or chin. It forms a water blister or group of water blisters first, that then break open and form a crust and that goes away in a week or two.
But the best way to find out about this lesion specifically is to get a swab test done, preferrably a PCR swab test, but this needs to be done early on, the sooner the better.
Terri
But the best way to find out about this lesion specifically is to get a swab test done, preferrably a PCR swab test, but this needs to be done early on, the sooner the better.
Terri
Also what does the test involve?
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
