A member asked:

I have two red painful spots under my right lip and have not had sex or been sexually active before. do you know what this might be?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Red spots on lip: Could be folliculitis/ impetigo ,bacteria- If viral 2 types of herpes 1 and 2. 2 is sexually transmitted Herpes 1 is oral ,many have been exposed since childhood . So it may be herpes 1 ( blood test will test antibodies). it is treated with acyclovir. Do not touch w/ bare finger and avoid touching eye with finger f/u/ doc

Answered 10/23/2017

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