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A member asked:
I have a pea sized red bump on my labia minora with a tiny yellow centre. how do u know difference of herpes or a pimple?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Appearance/numbers: Primary herpes will usually appear as a cluster of small,thin walled blisters.A pimple or pustule usually comes up in one at a time with a thick wall and may eventually drain thick material.
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Dr. Julie Abbott commented
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
Agree, also the herpes lesion(s) will often be open or ulcerated ... an open sore ... and often very itchy!
Oct 28, 2015
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How long does it take a herpes blisters to rupture? Can a vaginal bump/pimple in my labia Minora have a shallow opening?
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A female asked:
My doc took a culture of the bump on my labia minora. It lookd flesh in color & it's been 2 days, now it has a white tip. Is it herpes or a pimple?
A Verified Doctoranswered
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A 21-year-old female asked:
I'm very worried that I may have herpes! I have two pimple like bumps on my left labia but it was hard to pop, no fluid and it bled... Is it herpes?
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Need an exam: to answer this question. This can't be evaluated online, please make an appointment and good wishes.
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A female asked:
I have a bump on my labia minora, which was redish, purplish. I popped it thinking it was a pimple. It bled a lot. Could it be herpes?
Dr. Milroy Samuelanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 26 years experience
Unlikely. : Herpes isn't a bump but a tender sore. You can't pop herpes.
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A female asked:
Bump/Pimple On Outer Labia Formed Whitehead And Popped Then Scabbed Is This Herpes?
Dr. Olakitan Akinjagunlaanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine
??????: May or may not be. Herpes is usually painful with a few grouped vesicles but an inflammation of the base of a hair follicle may present like this.
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