Hi Dr,
About 4.5 weeks ago I broke out in a rash right above my crotch on the right hand side near my hip bone. The rash was bumpy and red, I assumed it was a heat rash as it started while I was on vacation in the Caribbean.
3 weeks after the rash appeared I started getting concerned that it wasn't going away. I went to the dermatologist who diagnosed it as shingles, as it was only on one side of the body and had starting crusting over in some areas, also that it had started spreading left. He prescribed me with valtex and 5 days later it is drying up and less itchy.
My concern is that could it be HSV 2 even though its not in or around my vagina?
The reason I ask is that I was seeing a guy who has HSV2. However the timing doesn't seem right. The last time I was with him sexually was Dec 16th, the rash appeared Feb 17th.
I went to the gyno for my annual visit Feb 24th he checked me for all STD's including HSV1 & 2, both IGG tests negative, which makes the test 10 weeks after last exposure.
In your opinion could this be HSV2?