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Hi Terri,
I agree, I am getting obsessed with this virus lately. I want your opinion on the one that happened recently. About a week ago, I noticed skin colored discoloration spots on vermillion border of my lip about 1mm size linear. It seemed like my border is being obliterated by my face skin. And about 4 days ago, I went out and it was very very harsh sun and I was in for about 30-40 mins and sweating profusely. When I returned home, I found 2 oozing spots on my lower lip, one was about at corner and another near the centre. Both spots were at a point where I noticed discoloration earlier. About 2 weeks ago, I had a lot of sun exposure too as I was vacation for 4 days and whole day in sun. Those two spots were oozing clear liquid. I did not notice any blister before or any other symptom of itching tingling or burning, neither I felt it later when they were oozing. I tried to squeeze a bit but it was just clear liquid. I did not notice any blister before, because I put a lipstick before going out few hours before. Both spots were about 1mm. You could see the oozing hole when I stretched my lips. And if I wouldn’t wipe, liquid would harden and plug the hole and the liquid would accumulate and there would be a bump beside the hole like a swelling, nothing like a blister. I let the swelling be and slept. Next morning swelling was down and there was loose skin in place of swelling. It was no more oozing. That evening (27-28 hours later the first symptom) I took bath and the skin on top became loose, it was a flap of thicker skin and not a flimsy flap as it would be on a blister. I took that skin off and under was raw skin of about 1.5 mm diameter. Next morning, there was skin over half of it. And very little spot of scab like thing in centre. It was totally healed by end of day 3. And now afterwards, the skin over it is darker and not normal looking, bit darkish and flaking.This oozing hole was bit inside lip line. Is this Herpes or sun burn? Can it present this way