What does a cold sore look like?
I always assumed them to be prominent & brownish, but can they also be small & white?
If there’s no tingling beforehand, can it still be a coldsore?
I believe it may actually be a thrush infection and not a cold sore at all, which of course is a different treatment approach.
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mine have always started with a blister.. sometimes tingling 1st, sometimes not.. sometimes i even have a cold with it.. stress and being allergic 2 your mates saliva.. like kissing or sharing drinks..will bring one on.. i was able 2 keep the sore small by taking a pin an breaking the blister and dabbing the juice with toilet paper.. a scab will appear and it takes about a week 2 heal.. i didn’t find anything that will make it heal faster.. just let it run its course.. not contagious.. bummer eh .. brown in color.. and it can appear any where on the lips ..
yes. i had them before its not pretty
Please see the webpages for more details on Cold sore (Herpes Labialis). You can see the infectious fluid-filled blister on lower lip (herpes labialis) in wikipedia. Please click to enlarge the photo.
similar to a testicle
A cold sore hurts and looks like a pimple but it contains a clear watery puss. It also will be crusty (dried puss) and may bleed if picked at or irritated by scrubing. Once you have a cold sore they are dorment and may return usually in the same spot.
Cold sores appear on reddish skin.
they are red blisters.
Not white.
Symptoms Of Cold Sores
Cold sores is also called fever blisters. The symptoms commonly appear on the lips. The other places that can get affected are - areas around the lips, on or inside the nose, cheek or chin. Usually most occurrences take place on and around the lips. Small fluid filled blisters appear on the affected skin singly or in a bunch. Over time, they ooze and crust over and resolve. If the sores are severe, this can be quite painful and troublesome. If the symptoms are mild, they can be confused with chapped lips, pimples, etc. Happily the recurrent episodes are milder than the first in most of the patients.
A phase called prodrome is present before the blisters appear. A day or two days before the appearance the affected skin may tingle, itch or pain. After that, the blisters will appear. The signs appear after about three weeks of contacting the virus. The blisters resolve within about ten days of appearance. After the symptoms resolve, the virus goes to the sleeping stage inside the body. It reappears as active cold sores, whenever the virus is triggered.