[Question #4007] HERPES
85 months ago
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Hello. In May 19th I went to a frat party and kissed some
people. I’ve drinked a lot and I don’t remember so much about it(I can’t recall
if I’ve received or have given oral sex, but I think I haven’t). I’ve never had
any herpetic lesion before.
In May 23th a lesion appeared in my lips. It evolved
typically: with blisters, then ulcers and cicatrization. I did the treatment
correctly and it was cured(I’ve been to some doctors after, showed the pictures
and they confirmed it as herpes).
One week after(May 30th) a lesion appeared on the tip of my penis,
but differently it wasn’t typical: no blisters nor ulceration. Rather, the skin
around my meatus started looking wrinkled. There were some really tiny bumps in
the area but they didn’t evolve to blisters or ulcers. I had NO pain, itching, tingling,
burging, or discharge at all. Just the wrinkles and tiny bumps.
It’s been almost 2 months since this lesion appeared and it
didn’t go away. In the beginning I started taking acyclovir again because I thought
it was herpes, either because I had autoinauculated it during the
masturbation(I kept masturbating during the outbreak on my lips, although I was
always careful and washed my hands before) or because I’ve received or given
oral sex on that party.
The antiviral didn’t work so I stopped taking it. I consulted
with an infectologist and an urologist, both said the lesion didn’t look like an
STI, nor herpetic at all. I asked the infecto about doing some PCR but he didn’t
recommend that since I had no blisters or ulcers where we could colect the
material.
Could it be an atypicall manifestation of herpes(considering
the symptoms, time and non-response to antivirals)? And if not, what could it
be?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
85 months ago
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85 months ago
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
84 months ago
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84 months ago
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
84 months ago
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