Probably. Get it checked out.

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>I have a blister-like sore on the inside of my lower lip that has a white
>spot almost the head of a pimple in the center of it. It can be drained
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>animals, but can humans get them? Does this sound like a mucoseal? I've
>had it now for about three weeks. -Chris
> I have a blister-like sore on the inside of my lower lip that has a white
> spot almost the head of a pimple in the center of it. It can be drained and
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> can humans get them? Does this sound like a mucoseal? I've had it now for
> about three weeks. -Chris
Check the spelling: it's mucocoele. Yes, this sounds like a mucocoele.
They're very common on the lower lip. They are generally caused by
trauma (ie: biting) of the minor salivary glands that line the inside of
the lower lip. If the duct is damaged, the secretions build up under
the tissue until the tissue ruptures. Usually they eventually resolve
on their own (at least the ones I've gotten have) though they
occasionally have to be removed, which is a pretty easy procedure that
is simple and only mildly annoying.
The larger so-called mucous retention cysts, esp. those in the floor of
the mouth called "ranula" are a bit more involved, but basically
treatment is along the same lines--surgical removal.
Steve

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Chris Baxter - 17 Mar 2008 15:13 GMT
>> I have a blister-like sore on the inside of my lower lip that has a white
>> spot almost the head of a pimple in the center of it. It can be drained
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> Steve
Thank you very much for this information and for the correct spelling. It's
fairly small and might have been caused by the pressure from a hard plastic
lower mouthguard that I wear that presses on that area. I occasionally
sleep on my stomach and that side of my face gets a lot of pressure - which
I imagine also presses on my lower lip and could have damaged one of the
salivary gland drainage tubes and caused the problem to begin with. I'll
get it checked out if it doesn't go away on its own very soon. -Chris
Newbie@bix.nex - 22 Mar 2008 02:04 GMT
>> I have a blister-like sore on the inside of my lower lip that has a white
>> spot almost the head of a pimple in the center of it. It can be drained and
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> Check the spelling: it's mucocoele. Yes, this sounds like a mucocoele.
Check your Latin at the door ! 8^]]
Mucocele
> They're very common on the lower lip. They are generally caused by
>trauma (ie: biting) of the minor salivary glands that line the inside of
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>Steve
Steven Bornfeld - 22 Mar 2008 03:25 GMT
> Check your Latin at the door ! 8^]]
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> Mucocele
Not a diphthong fan? ;-)
Steve
Newbie@bix.nex - 22 Mar 2008 15:37 GMT
>> Check your Latin at the door ! 8^]]
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>Steve
Always liked the coelacanth.
Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 22 Mar 2008 17:50 GMT
>>> Check your Latin at the door ! 8^]]
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> Always liked the coelacanth.
Yeah--me too! I was a closet paleontology freak.
Steve

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