Herpes All Over Body?

[InNeedOfAnswersPlease]

Hi! I was wondering if you could help me with a problem I've been having for a few months now. About five months ago, in April, I tested positive for having the HSV virus through my OBGYN. I had gone in for a pap-smear and for possible hormonal imbalance blood testing that I thought might have been causing small bumps on my lower buttocks/thigh area. The bumps were small-dime sized and itched, especially if I sat on one wrong. I had the bumps starting early in March and they lasted until April, but cleared up before I went to my gyno, and only scars were left. She then had me tested a month later, which is when I came back positive for HSV. She said that I had come in contact with the virus sometime in the past year, and it would be another year until we would be able to effectively test to see which strain I had. (HSV-1 or 2). I was devastated, but my partner was very reassuring and caring about the whole situation. Over the last 4-5 months I have felt like I have been dealing with this issue a LOT though. I have had two distinct "outbreaks" where I will get headaches/feverish before I "break out." But usually a breakout consists of itching ALL over the body and no rash besides between 15-25 spread out (all over the body) TINY bumps that look smaller than flea bites. Hardly noticeable. They never appear in clumps or groups like "normal" herpes pictures suggest. And mind you, I will be itchy for days ALL over my body. Head, ears, inside the nostrils, face, neck, behind the ears, vagina (internally and externally) chest, arms, stomach, back, buttocks, thighs (front and back), calves (front and back) and even top of feet. At the time I had been diagnosed with HSV, it had been a year since I had gotten Chicken Pox for the first time. My symptoms of break out seem to be VERY much like my chicken pox symptoms, just my bumps are not "blistery," as they look more like tiny bug bites. Most of the time I'm just itchy EVERYWHERE... the area may not have a bump on it at all!! I am constantly scratching. Recently, about a month ago I had an outbreak, and after it recovered a week and a half later I had another outbreak! Very frustrating. My question is, could this virus have more of a correlation with my Herpes Zoster virus? Could you test positive for HSV if it's the Herpes Zoster virus? Or do the tests detect two completely different things? If it was the Herpes Zoster virus, does this sound like the symptoms? I am almost 19, and I thought that adults with the Herpes Zoster virus got more of painful, shingle symptoms, not so much itchy, scattered bump, chickenpox like symptoms. Please let me know what you think! Or if you just think this is normal herpes spread all over my body. Or if it's possibly something else? Please let me know! Thanks!

[kevin42894]

I'm having the same symptoms as well. I'm itching all over my body and little bumps appear that look like bug bites. I did allso have a sore throat and there was blisters in my throat and my lips were extremely chapped. My girl friend was told she had herpes from her doctor but we havnt gotten our test results back yet. Do the symptoms I'm having sound like herpes? I'm very worried please help if u can

[NotUnderstandingthis2204]

I have everything you are describing. I recently tested positive for herpes too. I have bumps all over arms and trunk. I am scared I could pass to my children. The anti viral is not helping! It's driving me crazy!! I have been married for 6 years and just broke out in the last month and tested positive?? I do not see how this is possible.

[Ughsoupset]

Hi i have this to. Did u get any answers?

[janiny]

I am suffering simmilar sympoms. Started with a colsore tingling on lip, then very painful. A day before that I felt very unwell feverish, headachand exhasted. Then the lip and that night the very bad pain you feel in a cold sore through my chin into my mouth through toung up along to of the roof of my mouth up my face through my nose eyes. Stinging pain very sore and tingling sensations. Then today felt very unwell extreemly tiered, feverish hot and cold, aches and pains, stingy itching on all different parts of the body, front and back af legs, head, neck, arms. the wors thing is the feeling so unwell and the pain.  

[ETS1]

Hi, I am experiencing very similar symptoms, did this resolve eventually? How long did it last?

[Doublestandard]

Hi just to follow up. I did spoke to a specialist at mt gynecologist's and she said it was unlikely it was herpes to cause the red bumps on my thighs and calves nor the medication had caused a reaction. Next stop my dermatologist.

While being attacked by these itchy bumps I noticed two diff red bumps on my bottock and I could tell the diff. Because I am back on valtrex these bumps reduced almost within a day.

I will see if further symptoms of either kind develops.

[Doublestandard]

Hi just want to follow up the itchy all over symptoms after being diagnosed herpes simplex 2 (actually not confirmed yet). My herpes symptoms on the genital area went away in about 5 days after taking valtrex. Now I am having these bug bite type of itchy red bumps on my thighs mostly. They look and feel exactly like mosquito bites. Sometimes it itches around the genital area but no symptoms at all. I have been getting two each night at first I thought has an allergic reaction to valtrex but I am no longer on it. So I think it has to do w the virus. I will speak to the dr. Tomorrow and let you know.

[lansie]

have you ever heard of diseminated herpes?

[Ughsoupset]

HAVE U gotten any answers?? I have this

[gracefromHHP]

seeing a dermatologist at this point is the best course of action for better answers.