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What Could Be The Cause For Red Spot On My Lip?

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Posted on Mon, 10 Feb 2014
Question: Hello doctor :) I'm just a bit worried about this red spot on my lip... it doesn't look like a cold sore but it's just a really red spot. Approximately 2 weeks ago I woke up with a big bump on my lip & it shocked the hell out of me! The previous night I had went to this restaraunt called Buffalo Wild Wings, & got this REALLY spicy chicked called Caribbean Jerk, & I don't know if that's where the bump came from or not (an allergic reaction). So I had went to the doctor the next morning like I had planned to before the bump even appeared & it had went down a lot & he said it was nothing to be worried about & that was it! Ugh, I'm just really paranoid it coukd be some type of herpes... I really am. & every since the first red bump came it feels like other ones try to form on my lip but don't, & now the current red spot on my lip is getting bigger as I type. I really feel like crying. Even if it is just a pimple on my lip, why out of all places does it have to be on my lip?! I struggle with acne too I must say. Idk why! I only drink lemonade, lemon water, light colored sodas (1-2 a week) & 70% of the time I'm drinking water so idk what the acne cause could be (the ones on my face). I'm african american/asian if that helps too. Please help me doc :(
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Possibility of Acne/Herpes Labialis Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at XXXXXXX I would like to keep a possibility of either Acne OR Herpes Labialis I would like to gather some more information from you in order to be able to help you better. -What are the symptoms associated with it? Pain or burning? -Does it look like an ulcer/erosion? -If you could please upload a picture of the affected area it would indeed be of great help.. Herpes usually presents as grouped discrete vesicles which can break down to form ulcers/erosions/sores on or near the lip and is associated with symptoms like burning,tingling. It is usually recurrent and can be acquired through kissing and sexual contact. take care regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (37 minutes later)
It pains before it pops up & it turns bright red. It's like every since the first bump popped up, more & more are being vunerable. I use vaseline, mango butter burt's bees chapstick, & spf chapstick because my lips are turning colors too! I don't even know, but I do know the sun gave me a pigmentation problem on my left leg (nothing major but...) & I don't know if the sun would have anything to do with the change of color on my lips but I would assume because it's worst in the summer :( . I really don't know if I'm having weird reactions to things around me, the sun, or acne. I'm worried as I don't knoe what, but everyone else seems to think I'm crazy lol. But it's embarrassing...
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 hours later)
Brief Answer: Oral+Topical antibiotic Detailed Answer: Hi. I would advice against popping or sqeezing it because that may push the infection deeper. If i was your treating doctor i would advice you to take an oral antibiotic like Azithromycin 500mg once daily for 5 days A topical antibacterial like mupirocin OR fusidic acid twice daily will help resolve it faster. You could use a broad spectrum sunscreen which offers both UVA and UVB protection, on your lips to protect from sun induced pigmentation take care regards
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What Could Be The Cause For Red Spot On My Lip?

Brief Answer: Possibility of Acne/Herpes Labialis Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at XXXXXXX I would like to keep a possibility of either Acne OR Herpes Labialis I would like to gather some more information from you in order to be able to help you better. -What are the symptoms associated with it? Pain or burning? -Does it look like an ulcer/erosion? -If you could please upload a picture of the affected area it would indeed be of great help.. Herpes usually presents as grouped discrete vesicles which can break down to form ulcers/erosions/sores on or near the lip and is associated with symptoms like burning,tingling. It is usually recurrent and can be acquired through kissing and sexual contact. take care regards