My toddler has a reacuring sore on her lip, what is it?

Question: 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.

Answers:
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.

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my bf's daughter had that.. and it was a form of staph.. see the doc.. it could also be a form of herpes..

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