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Cold Sore of Lower Lip

• Herpes simplex lesion of lower lip, second day after onset.
• (Cold Sore)

Canker Sore on Lower Lip

Symptom Definition

• Painful, shallow ulcers (sores) on the lining of the mouth.
• The gums, the inner sides of the lips or cheeks are the usual sites.
• Sores on the outer lips (e.g., recurrent fever blisters) are excluded.

Causes

• Main Cause: canker sores.
• Common cause age 1- 3 years: first infection with herpes virus (cold sores virus).

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• Have thick-walled, small-blisters on the palms or soles, in addition to mouth ulcers, see HAND-FOOT-MOUTH DISEASE.

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Reviewed 8/2004

Revised 8/2004

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• Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease

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