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Cold sores (fever blisters) Report

Cold sores are a type of facial lesion that are found either on the lips or else on the skin in the area immediately adjacent to the mouth. Some equivalent terms that are used to refer to cold sores are "fever blisters" and the medical term "recurrent herpes labialis."


What we've learned from patients who report Cold sores (fever blisters)

Symptom severities

Severe
 8
Moderate
 13
Mild
 18
None
 48

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cold sores (fever blisters)

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cold sores (fever blisters)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Acyclovir 14   Acyclovir: 36%
Lysine 11   Lysine: 28%
Valtrex 8   Valtrex: 21%
Valacyclovir 4   Valacyclovir: 10%
Zovirax Topical 3   Zovirax Topical: 8%
Spring Valley L-Lysine 2   Spring Valley L-Lysine: 5%
Releev 1   Releev: 3%
Famvir 1   Famvir: 3%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 1   Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 3%
Zovirax 1   Zovirax: 3%
Famciclovir 1   Famciclovir: 3%
Sundown L-Lysine 1   Sundown L-Lysine: 3%
Dulse or Kelp 1   Dulse or Kelp: 3%
L-Lysine HCL 1   L-Lysine HCL: 3%
Abreva 1   Abreva: 3%

Report created on May 26, 2012.