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Is this a staph infected pimple or cold sore?

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(@personcool)

Posted : 09/03/2021 9:07 am

I'm not sure what this is? It started off with one big white head that was painful and I put some salicylic  acid spot treatment at night and woke up and it was crusty yellow crusty and painful.  My doctor said it's impetigo and prescribed me bactroban ointment. However I think it could be a cold sore? My nurse friend said it doesn't look like cold sore and looks more like a pimple with staph. I would some other perspectives

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(@dan)

Posted : 09/08/2021 12:42 pm

Really not sure on this. Can you update us on what you tried and if it worked?

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