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Do cold sores have whiteheads
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Goldenberganswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 30 years experience
No: Apthous ulcers (cold sores) are usually shallow, ulcerative with a crater in the center, and painful. Generally do not have a white pustule in the cen... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Just a cold sore: What you are describing is consistent with a cold sore.
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301 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Matthew Wilsonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 14 years experience
Pimple: "cold sores, " should have the blister you referenced or a crusted lesion. Not a white pus.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Need exam please: Get examined please. Canker sores are common aphthous ulcers of mouth that occur situationally, often in response to stressors, are bacterial or viral... Read More
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Frank Kuitemsanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Paid consult HealthTap exam by a physician with photographs or seeing if physician in person would be necessary to diagnosis. A large pimple on the fa... Read More
Reviewed Mar 21, 2021
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Alan Jacksonanswered
Addiction Medicine 31 years experience
Pimple: Canker sores do not have material in them like what you popped.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Could be either.: Genital herpes typically consists of one or more painful group(s) of blisters on a red base. Sometimes the blisters look like "whiteheads". The only w... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Carol Jacobsanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Pimple most likely: From the description this sounds more like a pimple as it built up over time and came to a whitehead before it drained. Cold sores are usually more fl... Read More
2.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Maybe: There are oil glands on the edges of the lips. That means one can get plugged oil glands and occasionally a pimple there. Plugged oil glands may come ... Read More
3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 49 years experience
See below: Cold sores are lesions that occur on the lips caused by herpes simplex virus reactivation.
Acne is a skin condition with inflammation of the skin gla... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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