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A member asked:
Hi doctor can these pimples can be due to herpes & can be dangerous? can you suggest any ointment or medicine as well?..thanks
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Diagnose first: Herpes does not look like pimples. So, probably not. One would never recommend a treatment until the problem was correctly diagnosed.
Answered 6/22/2014
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