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Can herpes inside mouth appear as a flat red fleck?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Herpes: A cold sore is a lesion with blisters (lip, chin, cheek, nostril & sometimes mouth) which causes burning, pain & itching. It is filled with fluid that is teaming with the Herpes Simplex virus.

Answered 12/29/2018

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