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My cold sore has now turned into a scab but has become very red, almost has like a circle of redness around the scab itself. what does this mean? help
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Cold sore: This could be the sign of a secondary bacterial infection. Surface or oral antibiotics may be necessary to treat it.
Answered 9/28/2016
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