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What Can It Be I Got A Small Sore In The Same Spot Twice?

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Posted on Wed, 29 Jan 2025
Question: I got a small sore in the same spot twice, 20 days apart, worried it might be herpes (I haven%E2%80%99t been tested). Do you think theres cause for concern?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Details required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photographs.
Can you please elaborate, on which part of body you have these lesions and what are the symptoms ?
The details will help me in giving a closer diagnosis and better way of management.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (10 hours later)
They appeared right above my anus. I%E2%80%99ve had problems with straining when I have to poop and thought it might just have been from that and that I%E2%80%99ve just been dry down there. I had unprotected sex about 4 months ago and that%E2%80%99s made me worried it could be something else. As for symptoms there is nothing else but those lesions.

About two weeks or so after I slept with the guy, I went to urget care for a potential uti cause it burned when i peed, and a yeast infection cause my crotch was itchy. i never got any sores during then tho, atleast not that i remember. i was treated for a uti and yeast infection and it went away within a week or so. i left the burning when i peed symptom go untreated for about a week and a half thinking it might go away before i went to urget care cause i started to itch.

ive just been worried now that it might be something else, the previous photos were taken on the 8th and 28th. makes me worried that theyre in the same spot.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Ulcer

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up and photograph.
It looks like an ulcer caused due to dryness or rubbing.
Apply ointment mupirocin twice daily for 15 days.
This should help you.
Herpes can be a possibility, but it starts with water filled lesions. As of now it appears like an ulcer.
Mupirocin will help in healing of the ulcer.
If you get similar lesion agin in the same spot then take a photograph as soon as the lesion appears and send it to me.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)
Thank you for the advice, it gives me some comfort as I%E2%80%99ve been very worried about this. i will follow your advice, thank you!

I have one last thing to bother you about, I%E2%80%99m sorry! Today I noticed this bump, and I wanted to dismiss it as probably just a pimple but I wanted to check incase I%E2%80%99m wrong and its potentially a blister. Its located near the top of my vagina, to the left of my clit basically.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up and photograph.
single blisters are insignificant and are common in vaginal area. These are due to blocked sweat glands.
Herpes usually presents as a group of multiple small blisters which are itchy and rapidly burst.
Don't worry and use mupirocin.
It should help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
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What Can It Be I Got A Small Sore In The Same Spot Twice?

Brief Answer: Details required Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query and photographs. Can you please elaborate, on which part of body you have these lesions and what are the symptoms ? The details will help me in giving a closer diagnosis and better way of management. Waiting for your response. Thank you.