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Can you get a cold sore in your wrist?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

HSV 1: I am not aware of herpes simplex type i affecting the wrist it often is found on the lips, skin around mouth, nose, chin, mouth, cheeks, & even eye or genitalia.

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Answered 11/27/2020

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