|
|
| |
|
Headlines:
|
 |
|
| |
Doctors Lounge - Infections Answers
"The information
provided on www.doctorslounge.com is designed to support, not
replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site
visitor and his/her physician."
Back to Infections Answers List
| Naomi
- Wed May 20, 2009 12:51 am |
|
I was recently told I have HSV2 after a STD screening. I have never had a genital outbreak (although I am aware I can be asymptamatic); however, I do have something on my elbow that seems suspiciously like a Herpes outbreak. When I get stressed I get an itching feeling, then the next day it breaks out with a small cluster of blisters that then break and scab over. I usually get these outbreaks 1-2 times a year, and they are specific to the one spot on my elbow.
I am wondering: 1) if what is on my elbow could be HSV2, 2) is the site of infection the only place you get an outbreak (I am aware it can be spread, but I am wondering if for example you were infected on your genitals if you could get an outbreak on your elbow as a symptom), 3) can the virus be spread only from the site of infection, or does it shed from various areas on your skin, and 4) is it possible to have gotten a false positive result for HSV2 from another strain of the virus present in the body (i.e. elbow)?
|
| Dr.M.jagesh kamath
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:50 am |
|
 While HSV2 is known to affect extragenital sites,it is also known the recurrences in these sites are extremely unlikely.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are you a Doctor, Pharmacist, PA or a Nurse?
Join the Doctors Lounge online medical community
-
Editorial activities: Publish, peer review, edit
online articles.
-
Ask a Doctor Teams: Respond to patient questions and
discuss challenging presentations with other members.
Doctors Lounge Membership
Application |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
