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I had a small white dot on my penis which looked like a fordyce spot. i popped it and a small amount of white "cheese" came out could it be herpes?

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Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc answered

No herpes: It sounds like it was fordyce spot as herpes typically is painful, more than just one lesion and the contents of the herpes lesion is usually clear liquid.

Answered 8/4/2016

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A member asked:

I had a small white dot on my penis which looked like a fordyce spot. i popped it and a small amount of white "cheese" came out could it be herpes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc answered

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