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A female asked:
Bump/pimple on outer labia formed whitehead and popped then scabbed is this herpes?
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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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