It's just a matter of your face being in an area where klebsiella prefers and conditions were right for it to infect there. It can infect anywhere but it certainly has it's areas that it prefers. It infects the urine as well as the blood too, not just lungs and stool commonly.
You need antibiotics to treat it, no vitamins or supplements though certainly one can argue that vitamin c is always a good thing ( but not in excess ) - a regular multivitamin would be fine - no need for anything special.
Glad you finally got answers!
grace
The doctor called me back this morning with the lab results. The viral culture did not come back yet so he did not confirm that this was not herpes. However, the bacterial results did come back and apparently the pustule that he popped and swabbed yielded the bacteria known as "klebsiella" which is found in stool and the respiratory system? I am confused as to how it got on my face but just happy that I will finally be put on medicine to get rid of it. I do not break out very often and when I do its usually one pimple in the t-zone. This mouth stuff has been going on for 2 years at least and has gotten significantly worse the last couple of months - I hate looking in the mirror b/c they are ugly so i am very happy that HOPEFULLY anti-biotics will treat this.
I've been googling this klebsiella sucker and I have not found many articles about it and it causing acne or pustules. Do you know anything about this? I have read that it causes a really bad pnemonia and that it is common in alcoholics, people with chronic lung disease etc. I wouldn't suggest that I am a raging alcoholic, but I do drink alot so I guess that cannot help. How would I have gotten it on my face? I typically do not shovel human feces in or around my mouth! And I don't know how I'm exposed to someones respiratory system....
However, when these things do come up around my mouth and lips - I do experience tingling and burning like the prodrome you described in your response. When these things are on my face - I feel that too. And they hurt a lot! This still all sounds like herpes, I guess I'll have to wait for the viral to come back but is it possible I have both!?
Anything I can take - vitamin/supplement wise, that might help?
I appreciate your feedback.
Thank you.
When you were 18 had you been sexually active with males at the time or just females?
Getting a blood test so close to the time of your original symptoms was too soon. You should've repeated it a few months later. It doesn't sound like you ever did that? Unfortunately if you do have hsv1 genitally, no way to accurately confirm that unless you get a repeat of genital symptoms and can get them cultured and typed. If all your sexual encounters have been with other women, the chances of having hsv2 genitally though are very, very low.
What you describe around your mouth does not sound at all like oral herpes. You saw a medical professional who actually examined you and doesn't feel that they are herpes related either. If it's not herpes, all the valtrex in the world isn't going to make a difference.
Lysine doesn't do much at all for herpes either. Don't waste your time or money on it.
grace