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Help please! i'm having white sore and i'm scared cause i've been teated 4 everything else except herpes. could that be it?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Your doctor: can test you to determine if this is a herpetic lesion. Take care.

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 6/23/2014

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