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Is this herpes or a pimple ?

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it had white pus when i popped it but i think it may have just been infected and i have recently been diagnosed with HPV and ive just been FREAKED OUT please help imageimageimageimage

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    i think its a infected pimple i cleaned it but i dont know

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    forgot to mention got tested for hsv1 and 2 not even a month ago and was negative

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    ye its gotten a bit infected by the looks of it just leave it alone and dont pick at it should go away by itself

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      ok thank you again kim your very helpful

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      this is day two and its already scabbed over i put rubbing alcohol on it before i went to sleep last night

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      im thinking it was hair folicule i picked it at for days

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      there never was a blister i popped it it looked like a pimple and white pus came out im thkining it scabbed cause j kept pickign ag it and it got infected

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      ye thats wat i said and given the fact u had a negative herpes test then its most likely the fact u have picked at it

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      white pus would not come from a herpes blister if u squeezed it pus would come from a pimple as its bacteria under the skin

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      Okay, thank you so much Kim. Once again you def reassured me. and are very helpful

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      update day 6 scab fell off

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