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A 18-year-old male asked:
Had one bump on my lip line in 2019. it never showed up before or again but it did leave a scar.i think it was a pimple because it didnt feel or look like a cold sore(pain,itchy) now im anxious if it was. i was wondering if you could tell by the scar?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Even if it was herpes cold sore, that is not a cause for concern. More than half of the world population has it.
For info: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simplex-virus#:~:text=An%20estimated%203.7%20billion%20people,that%20can%20recur%20over%20time.
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Answered Dec 27, 2022
Last updated Dec 27, 2022
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