Dr. Sushil Kakkar
Dermatology
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Hello doctor,
Can the mouth ulcers or canker sores on the side of the tongue be herpes virus? I also had a couple of mouth ulcers on the inside of my lips, but they appeared and vanished in a couple of days. I never had a cold sore on the outside of my lips but did not know if mouth ulcers could still be from oral herpes. I also had a headache and dry mouth. I took an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA test and it came back negative at 26 days. I had a possible sexual encounter about a month ago and within the days that followed I felt a little sick and did end up getting some ulcers in my mouth and tongue. I feel more relieved that the HIV test came back negative but I am nervous about oral herpes. Could these symptoms be oral herpes or are herpes in the form of a cold sore?
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com. Herpes usually causes sores on the hard mucosa in the oral cavity like palate and gums whereas ulcers on tongue, lips, etc., are often canker sores. I could not see any ulcers in the image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Kindly upload more images.
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