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Can Malnutrition Lead To Cold Sore Inside The Lip?
Hi; I'm a healthy seventeen year old girl (other than suffering from chronic tonsillitis)...
I've got a small but painful lump on the inside of my lip. It's not really visible, though it's got a slightly different colour to the rest of my lip. I'm sexually active, but always safe, and I'm fairly certain that my sexual partner is STD-free.
It's definitely not a cold sore.
Could it be due to malnutrition? Lately, I've been trying to stick to healthy eating habits, but I batted with EDNOS (with anorexic tendencies) for a long time.
I've got a small but painful lump on the inside of my lip. It's not really visible, though it's got a slightly different colour to the rest of my lip. I'm sexually active, but always safe, and I'm fairly certain that my sexual partner is STD-free.
It's definitely not a cold sore.
Could it be due to malnutrition? Lately, I've been trying to stick to healthy eating habits, but I batted with EDNOS (with anorexic tendencies) for a long time.
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
thanks for your query, i have gone through your query, the lump could be a traumatic fibroma or a mucocoele secondary to trauma to the lip like lip biting...consult your oral physician and get it diagnosed and excised.. nothing to worry.. i hope my answer will help you take care..
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