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Cold sore inside nose

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Lena
Lena

Hello, 

I wonder if there is anyone out there having the same issue regarding cold sores. Whatever I look up on the internet  comes up with cold sores on the mouth or around the nose. But nothing about cold sores inside the nose. I only rarely get a cold sore on my mouth, it does happen, but much more often I get a cold sore inside my nose which is very painful. Well, I believe that it is a cold sore. I have only seen it once as it is usually somewhere inside where I don't get to see it. But it did look like a usual cold sore on the mouth but just so much more painful. I can't touch my nose let alone blow my nose cos it hurts so much. Most of the time it looks slightly swollen as well. I really hate it and aciclovir doesn't seem to do the job either. If I put it on with an ear bud it just seems to take as long to heal as if I don't do anything about it. Any experience at all? I'd be very grateful for any advice or shared experience. Thank you. Lena

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  • Jan999
    Jan999 Lena

    Posted

    Hello Lena. I get cold sores inside my nose but I also have other symptoms that I now know are common to Lupus. I'm awaiting results of blood tests and XRays. Do you have any other symptoms?
    • Lena
      Lena Jan999

      Posted

      Hello Matron, thank you for your reply! I haven't heard of Lupus before. What kind of desease is it? I just tried to look it up briefly and it says there are symptoms of joint pain and rashes. I do have joint pain on my finger joints that are bothering me. But I do have psoriasis as well so I thought it is probably related to it as psoriatic psoriasis. That's what doctors told me. Psoriasis isn't just a rash I think it is a genetic desease? It is in my family. I don't have any problems with rashes. But I do feel fatigued alot. I did have blood test because of my joint pains and they came up negative.
    • Jan999
      Jan999 Lena

      Posted

      It's probably what they call an auto immune disease. You don't say how old you are. They say for the over 50's a herpes zoster immunisation is recommended.
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