Is A Circular Spot That Is Painful To Touch A Sign Of Herpes?

Posted on Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Question: The day before yesterday I shaved in the shower, and I felt a sting but I just figured I nicked myself, and didn't think anything of it. They usually heal pretty quickly. Yesterday I still felt the sting so I got a mirror and looked. I noticed a tiny circle patch of shiny skin that hurts to touch (similar to the inside of a lip. For example, when you bit your lip badly and the skin is shiny and painful). I slight freak out, and XXXXXXX it with a warm towel. Today it still stung so I looked again and the patch is more defined. The skin is more rough as if its healing (Same as the inside of a lip as it heals). It didn't hurt when I touched. There's no odor, no burning, just some irritation from my curiosity. So google, says its either herpes or folliculitis. I don't want to think its the worse thing and be herpes.

Answered by Dr. Atishay Bukharia (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Herpes or chancroid

Detailed Answer:
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At present it is in healing stage so nothing can be said about it (cause).

if there is recent history of sexual exposure in last 10 days then it might be a case of CHANCROID.

if it is recurrent in nature then it is going in favour of herpes infection.

at this stage I would have advised my parents to take Azithromycin tablet for 5 days MUPIROCIN OINTMENT to apply twice daily..

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