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Could The Bump On The Face With White Head With Pus Is Related To Herpes?
I kissed a boy today who didn't appear to have any herpes or cold sores anywhere on his face or lips but after kissing him when I got home I realized that I had a small bump that had a white head and I squeezed it and the white pus came out and now it's just kind of there but it's smaller. I put some astringent on it but i don't know I'm scared that it could be herpes. could it be herpes?
Thu, 26 Dec 2013
Hi
See I would like to tell you that this type of infection cannot be herpes for sure. It takes a certain time for a person to develop herpes after the virus has infected a person.
You seem to have developed a simple infective bacterial lesion, something like an acne lesion.
All you need to do is to simply apply an antibiotic cream over the affected area twice a day.
Avoid touching and squeezing the lesion.
Dr Geetika Paul
See I would like to tell you that this type of infection cannot be herpes for sure. It takes a certain time for a person to develop herpes after the virus has infected a person.
You seem to have developed a simple infective bacterial lesion, something like an acne lesion.
All you need to do is to simply apply an antibiotic cream over the affected area twice a day.
Avoid touching and squeezing the lesion.
Dr Geetika Paul
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