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Yellow Bump Between Crack Of Lips, Painful And White In Color. Is It A Cold Sore?

I have a small yellow bump between the crack of my lips, Where they meet in the corner. I woke up yesterday and it was painful and white I whipped it off and woke up this Morning it was a yellow bump, it hurt really bad even when I tried to open my mouth. Is it a cold sore?
posted on Mon, 25 Nov 2013
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Dermatologist,  's  Response
Hello and welcome to HCM,

I read your query and understood your concern.

You seem to having angular cheilitis, inflammation of corners of mouth with secondary bacterial infection. It could be due to a lot of causes like dry lips due to cold, drooling, nutritional deficiency etc.

Take vitamin B complex supplements. Apply topical antibiotics and steroid combination like fusidic acid /neomycin / mupirocin with hydrocortisone or beclomethasone. Keep the area well moisturized.

For pain, take oral anti inflammatory like ibuprofen or paracetamol.
Hope I helped.

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Dermatologist,  Dr. Dr. Kakkar's  Response
Hi. Thanks for your query

Seems more like a case of folliculitis(infection of a hair follicle).

I would advice that you take a prescription oral antibiotic from you local practitioner.

Topical antibacterial ointment like mupirocin 2% needs to be applied twice daily.

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Yellow Bump Between Crack Of Lips, Painful And White In Color. Is It A Cold Sore?

Hello and welcome to HCM, I read your query and understood your concern. You seem to having angular cheilitis, inflammation of corners of mouth with secondary bacterial infection. It could be due to a lot of causes like dry lips due to cold, drooling, nutritional deficiency etc. Take vitamin B complex supplements. Apply topical antibiotics and steroid combination like fusidic acid /neomycin / mupirocin with hydrocortisone or beclomethasone. Keep the area well moisturized. For pain, take oral anti inflammatory like ibuprofen or paracetamol. Hope I helped.