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Does Red Spots On Tongue Indicate Herpes Infection?
I have these little red dots on the tip of my tongue. I ve had them before, this is the second time and last time it lasted a week or so. It doesn t hurt when I eat or anything but it stinks when I brush my teeth. Also, I ve had fever blisters since I was two years old. Could this be oral herpes on the tongue?
Mon, 5 May 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
The herpes simplex 1 is known to affect the area around the mouth and it will not affect the mucosa and it is confined to area between moth margin and the skin.
The symptoms which you are giving are more in favor of aphthous ulcer which is red in color and painful and it is mainly due to deficiency of vitamins.
The sharp teeth, spicy food and the drugs can lead to these symptoms. It can be prevented by avoiding these risks. I would suggest you to apply ulgel cream on the lesion and consuming daily vitamin B complex.
Thank you
Welcome to HCM,
The herpes simplex 1 is known to affect the area around the mouth and it will not affect the mucosa and it is confined to area between moth margin and the skin.
The symptoms which you are giving are more in favor of aphthous ulcer which is red in color and painful and it is mainly due to deficiency of vitamins.
The sharp teeth, spicy food and the drugs can lead to these symptoms. It can be prevented by avoiding these risks. I would suggest you to apply ulgel cream on the lesion and consuming daily vitamin B complex.
Thank you
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