Cold sore or impetigo?

well i woke up a day ago with some puffy lips (Or felt soo) but when i checked it out in the mirror and nothing was there.
so i went to the doctor (this was later when i started to get a rash) and he said it might be impetigo.
so he gave e antibacterial and it worked, so i think. it may have been that time wore it out.

so now i have it again. well the beggining stages at least, and my new doctor said it might be cold sores.
i really am confused i dont know how to tell.
its starting to itch a little on my lips also..

IF you need more info ask.

thnx ten points!

This is a common question because both impetigo and cold sores both look like blisters, crust over as they heal, and are located around the mouth.

Impetigo, begins as small fluid-filled blisters on the skin, which then break open, showing redness of the skin and leaking clear fluid. Soon after, a honey-colored crust develops over the area before it finally heals, which takes at least one to two weeks.

On the other hand, cold sores look like small reddish blisters and are most often found on or around the lips, or at the corners of the mouth.

Following these descriptions you should be able to differentiate between the two.

You can read more about cold sore remedies at http://howtogetridofthis.com/cold-sore-r...

hope this helps!

I was reading about impetigo a few weeks ago. It's most common in small children. Go to the mayo clinic website and look it up. They will tell you all of the signs and symptoms.

I think i can help cause I've had both. Impetigo is usually more of a bumb that you have to pop and then it starts to look like a rash. Cold sores usually develope through the stages all on their own. Plus impetigo is more of a sickness, like chicken pox, and cold sores are more of disease, like they are always in your system and you could keep getting them.