My daughter had what looked like a cold sore and I put stuff on it, it went away after a fer days. Then suddenly she had a smaller sore next to where the bigger one was. That went away and now she has the start of a new one in the same general area, this has all been in about a two week period. Any ideas what it is and what to do about it.
2006-09-21 03:55:13 · 11 answers · asked by jomamma2399 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
It's probably a fever blister, which is caused by the herpes simplex virus. Many times they are brought to the surface by stress, sickness, etc. You might want to take her to the doctor just to be sure, but if it is a cold sore, your best bet is to keep it very moisterized. It can be quite painful if it gets dried out. Abreva tends to be expensive but works okay. Neosporin or vaseline is good too and it helps with moisterizing.
2006-09-21 03:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Allie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 07:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friends daughter has this also. She's had it since she's been little. It seems like stress or nervousness causes these to pop up. Her doctor said it is a type of Herpes. I hope she doesn't have it her whole life. The doctor gives her cream for it and they go away. Other then that there really isn't much you can do about it. I hope this helped.
2006-09-21 04:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by aimstir31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a form of the herpes virus, cold sores appear every once in a while, i just recently got this from a friends lip balm, its very contagious so try not to pop it or pick at it. maybe try some abreva, it works well
2006-09-21 07:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a cold sore, but since she's so little, call her pedi, it could be a bacterial infection of some type... may actually need a topical antibiotic. good luck.
2006-09-21 03:59:14 · answer #5 · answered by rnash0305 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a cold sore. take him to your GP asap. if it is a cold sore a cream should do it. but you never know. hope is just that. take care.x
2006-09-21 03:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abreava and keep those little hands washed and out of the mouth. It's amazing what's on those grocery cart handles and they always have their hand in their face.
2006-09-21 03:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by Zookeeper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a strain of oral herpes commonly known as a "cold sore".
2006-09-21 03:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by bandit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be HEAT...Eat lot of curd,cucumber
It could be deficiency of Vit B... Have Becosules
but i would suggest you to consult your doctor first.
2006-09-21 04:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the uk its called impetigo its very contagious and needs antibiotics to clear it up
2006-09-21 04:04:50 · answer #10 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋