0
Cold sores appear as a cluster of small blisters usually on the lips or around the mouth, especially the corners, and occasionally inside the nose. Approximately 20-40% of people will suffer a recurrent outbreak
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Cold sores inside the mouth?
Sores inside the mouth are called canker sores.
Can you get cold sores in the nostril?
Cold sores are painful blisters that can be found inside the mouth, on the face and even in or on the nose. You can actually find them anywhere on your body, including genital parts!
Blisters on the side of the mouth in the middle of the mouth?
If they on the outside of your mouth (ie. around your lip) they might be cold sores (oral herpes). If they are inside your mouth and hurt they might be canker sores and will go away by themselves within 4-14 days.
Can Flucloxacillin be used when you have VERY bad cold-sores all around your mouth?
Probably not the best thing to use on cold sores around the mouth. It's more used to treat bacterial infections, and cold sores are caused by a virus. It may help heal the sores but you may not want to use it on your mouth as it could be toxic. Just get some over the counter cold sore cream to help heal te sores.
Can Chloramphenicol eye ointment be used on mouth cold sores?
my daughter was prescribed this by a doctor for cold sores / impetigo
What are the detrimental outcomes of cold sores to the patient?
There is nothing detrimental about cold sores, they are not life threatening. All they do is cause annoying sores / blisters on the mouth.
I have these weird sores in my mouth?
It is herpes. Sometimes people refer to them as 'cold sores' but it is the herpes simples virus.
What is difference between cold sores and canker sores?
Sorry hun they are the same thing. The name cold sore is supposed to lessen the stigma of having oral herpes. The good thing is they are nothing bad to have, they don't do any thing else besides cause an annoying sore / blisters, they are also very common to have. FYI they can be passed to the mouth with out ever having any thing to do with sex. When they break out it's often a sign that you're run down, have been out in the sun or cold weather fot too long, or stressed out by some thing.
Can you get cold sores on your forehead?
Cold Sores appear on the outside of your mouth around your lips.Canker Sores appear inside your mouth. They are often confused with cold sores, which are caused by the contagious herpes virus.How to tell the difference:Canker sores are small white swellings or sores surrounded by an area of redness. Although the exact cause is uncertain, some experts believe that immune system problems, bacteria or viruses may be involved. Factors such as stress, trauma, allergies, cigarette smoking, iron or other vitamin deficiencies, and heredity may also make one susceptible.Cold sores, also called fever blisters or herpes simplex, are groups of painful, fluid-filled blisters around the lips and sometimes under the nose or around the chin. Cold sores are usually caused by a type of herpes virus and are very contagious.
How do you get rid of severe cold sores in your mouth?
Take a Lysine suplament.
Is cold or hot better for treating cold sores in the mouth?
Warm, moist compresses will do the trick.
What is the difference between a cold sore fever blister and herpes?
Canker sores an cold sores are not the same thing. Oral herpes is caused by a contagious virus. Cold sores can cause a lot of discomfort or pain and they affect the out side of the mouth. Canker sores are caused by bacteria and as far as I know they are not contagious. Canker sores are raise white slightly itchy masses that occuron the inside of the mouth.
