Bumps on Oropharynx

Greetings Dr. HHH,

I am an HSV type 2 positive male and during the month of October I had oral sex with two woman probably about two or three days apart.  I also had sex with one of the women repeatedly during the course of October.  At the end of November I went to the doctor's office and he diagnosed me with Pharyngitis.  However, It is now January 3rd and I still have flesh colored bumps on my Oropharynx and redness in the back of my mouth. My throat/ Oropharynx doesnt cause me discomfort when I eat or drink eventhough I feel a very very slight discomfort when I swallow saliva on a few occassions throughout the day.  Is this perhaps an STD?

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

It is rare to acquire any STD by performing cunnilingus.  And when STDs infect the pharynx, they almost always are asymptomatic--that is, STDs rarely cause sore throat and to my knowledge no STD has ever been reported to cause "fleshy bumps" (or any other kind of bumps) in the throat.  Almost certainly you have a garden-variety respiratory virus, unrelated to your October oral sex events.

Good luck--   HHH, MD

[southernguy911]

Oh yeah, the Doctor prescribed me with pencillin for my Pharygitis infection.  I would have thought that the bumps on my Oropharynx would have subsided by now.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Your doc presumably thought you might have had a strep throat; there is no other valid reason to prescribe penicillin.  However, the most likley possibility still is a virus--in which case no antibiotic (penicillin or anything else) makes any difference.  You should confirm this reasoning with your doctor, however.  Either way, still no reason to suspect any STD.

[southernguy911]

Thank you...