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Is A Lump On Upper Lip Suggestive Of Oral Herpes?

I kissed a guy on Friday night and then on the following Thursday I got a small painless single and hard bump on my upper lip at the bow. I have acne and assumed it was a pimple. When I popped it, however, I realized it wasn't a normal pimple as it was hard and a droplet of blood came out. I'm scared I got oral herpes. The area was numb after I popped it and now it's Saturday and the bump is now just raised. I'm scared it was an initial herpes outbreak and now that I picked at it, it has scarred. The guy had no visual signs of herpes but I wish I had never kissed him.
posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your health concerns. ..

First of all I would like to tell you that in your case it can be a Herpatic cold sore if in case your boyfriend had a previous history of Herpes infection and he had cold sores in the past although he does not have an outbreak currently..
If it is so it can be probably a cold sore and need an antiviral Oral and topical therapy to prevent further outbreaks as antiviral Medication cannot cure persisting infection and can only prevent further outbreaks..
For confirmation that whether it is viral infection or not you can get viral culture or Polymerase chain reaction or antigen antibody reaction etc which are different investigation done under supervision of Dermatologist..
In case your boyfriend doesn't have any previous history of cold sores then it could be probably an acne lesion and needs anti- acne treatment like Clindamycin gel, Benzoyl Peroxide gel and mouthwash while at times Muricoprin antibiotic orally is also advisable..

You need to ask the history to the guy and visit a Dermatologist and get evaluated accordingly for proper diagnosis and treatment..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..

Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Is A Lump On Upper Lip Suggestive Of Oral Herpes?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your health concerns. .. First of all I would like to tell you that in your case it can be a Herpatic cold sore if in case your boyfriend had a previous history of Herpes infection and he had cold sores in the past although he does not have an outbreak currently.. If it is so it can be probably a cold sore and need an antiviral Oral and topical therapy to prevent further outbreaks as antiviral Medication cannot cure persisting infection and can only prevent further outbreaks.. For confirmation that whether it is viral infection or not you can get viral culture or Polymerase chain reaction or antigen antibody reaction etc which are different investigation done under supervision of Dermatologist.. In case your boyfriend doesn t have any previous history of cold sores then it could be probably an acne lesion and needs anti- acne treatment like Clindamycin gel, Benzoyl Peroxide gel and mouthwash while at times Muricoprin antibiotic orally is also advisable.. You need to ask the history to the guy and visit a Dermatologist and get evaluated accordingly for proper diagnosis and treatment.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..