A member asked:

I'm confused i've gotten a cold sore but it looks like a dry skin spot red what stage is this and what happens now i have no symptoms i used abreva?

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Dr. Vicki Levine answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Two possibilities: Either it is not a cold sore but its something else.The second possibility is that the abreva prevented a cold sore from developing. Put vaseline or aquaphor on it for a week or two. If it does not go away see a dermatologist.

Answered 12/17/2014

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