Why would you not want to pop it?
they can appear to be like a pimple. cover your bases and seek out a type specific herpes igg blood test so you know your status and can know whether you need to be worried or not :)
grace
Thanks! I guess my question is do normal herpe lesions pop like an ordinary pimple? Because this was a typical white head pimple that pops, and it appears from the pictures I have seen, that normal herpe lesions do not look (or act?) like this....
Sometimes a pimple is just a pimple. Herpes lesions are not pimples. Be seen if you are uncertain.
Ok thanks. Does it look and act EXACTLY like a pimple does? Because the pictures I see look nothing like a normal pimple.
Outbreaks can vary where once or twice a year outbreaks can be completely normal. And yes you can have only one herpes lesion. At this point it's too late for a swab/culture, so at this point either get an IgG type specific blood test, or when you get another pimple be seen within 48 hours for a swab/culture (and don't pop it!)