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Would it be possible to have a cold sore without having the herpes virus?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

HSV: There can be other types of lesions but if it is a cold sore it is caused by the herpes simplex virus.

Answered 5/3/2013

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