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Do cold sores have whiteheads
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Goldenberganswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 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
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Jacksonanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Only: Only if it gets secondarily infected by bacteria.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Just a cold sore: What you are describing is consistent with a cold sore.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Wilsonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Pimple: "cold sores, " should have the blister you referenced or a crusted lesion. Not a white pus.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 41 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
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kuitemsanswered
Internal Medicine 38 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
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Melissa Gowansanswered
Pediatrics 17 years experience
Yes: Hard to diagnose without actually seeing, but it sounds like a pimple
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Jacksonanswered
Addiction Medicine 32 years experience
Pimple: Canker sores do not have material in them like what you popped.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 46 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
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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
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2.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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