Herpes test

[william28]

I had a red pimple on scrotum with legs pain and right lymp nodes alittle bit swollen and tingle top of penis. I used a cream on it for two days and on 2nd day I tried to force it to buz came with alittle bit blood. on 3rd day I went to STD clinic and had a swab test and the result came back negative. I'm still have a pain in my buttoak down to my both legs back and front.
DO I need any more test to confirm ? My partner positive for genital herpes.

Any help!!!

Thank you.

[gracefromHHP]

have you had any herpes blood testing prior to this?  otherwise at this point all you can do is wait and get a herpes igg blood test 3 months after the last time you had sex with your partner prior to symptoms.  should you get a return of symptoms before that point, be seen within 48 hours for a lesion culture again.

grace

[william28]

So do you mean my culture test was false ?

[gracefromHHP]

lesion cultures have a 70% false negative rate. since you have a hsv2+ partner, further evaluation is certainly in your best interest.

does your partner take daily suppressive therapy? do you use condoms?

[william28]

No condom and no daily suppressive therapy. What the best test for that ?

[gracefromHHP]

a type specific herpes igg blood est is a good way to check your status in a few months.

[william28]

I had a blood test IGG 4 months ago and came back negative but I am still ger recurrent outbreak with nerve pain.

Any advise ?

[gracefromHHP]

time for a non-herpes work up for the cause of your nerve pain.

[william28]

What do you mean ? Please, can you explain more ?

Thank you,

[william28]

Update:  I have a trash inside my mouth for long time.

Thank you.

[gracefromHHP]

just because you have pain, doesn't mean it's herpes related. follow up on it with your doctor to try to figure out what is causing it. many other things that can cause those sorts of symptoms.

a rash inside of your mouth isn't going to be herpes related either if  it's been there a long time.

[william28]

What the best herpes test I can request from quest dignostic ? What the code coz I found many different test for herpes by quest and I'm very confused.. I live in PA.

Thank you

[william28]

I found many herpes test by quest diagnostoc .can you please help me to request the best one. What the code and everything.. I live in pa.

Thank you

[william28]

Grace

Can you help ?

[gracefromHHP]

quest only offers the herpeselect which is a very good test.

[william28]

Grace

Cause I found online herpeselect with reflx and without and with inhibition assay and without. So wish one I need to use.

Thank you

[william28]

One more question
Any test antibody for herpes zoster?

Thank you

[william28]

One more question
Any test antibody for herpes zoster?

Thank you

[gracefromHHP]

they won't do the inhibition assay unless you have a low positive hsv2 igg.

how long after your symptoms did you have your blood test done?

yes you can get a blood test for herpes zoster.

[william28]

I had my test after 4 months from contact but I got sick after 2 days from my contact with her. Testicle pain, rash, lymph nodes pain, nerve pain, buttock and legs pain... These outbreaks recurrent many times.

Any help!!

Thanks....

[gracefromHHP]

it's not likely that this is herpes. no reason for any further testing.  continue to follow up on this for a non-std related cause at this point.

[william28]

Grace,

1- Can herpes recurrent fungal infection ?

2- I had my blood work done for (IGA, IGG , IGm and IGE )  immunoglobulin and came back with lower IGM level.

Is the related to any herpes issue ?

Thank you.

[gracefromHHP]

1 - herpes and a fungal infection are 2 totally different things

2- igg testing is all we do for herpes, iga and ige aren't for herpes testing. general igg, igm, ige and iga testing isn't for herpes at all if that's what you had done.

[william28]

Grace

1- I know both is different. but my question was ( can herpes cause recurrent fungal infection )

2- I had general igg,igm,ige test done. and the igm came back low.
IgM. Low levels of IgM occur in multiple myeloma, some types of leukemia, and in some inherited types of immune diseases.
Herpes is immune disease. Right ?

Could it be from herpes or any immune diseases ?

[william28]

I had some research What Affects the blood work test:

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

    * Taking medicines, such as hydralazine, phenylbutazone, birth control pills, anticonvulsants (such as phenytoin), methotrexate, aminophenazone, asparaginase, or corticosteroids.
    * Having cancer treatments, both radiation and chemotherapy.
    * Receiving a blood transfusion in the past 6 months.
    * Getting vaccinations (immunizations), especially vaccinations with repeat (booster) doses, in the past 6 months.
    * Using alcohol or illegal drugs.
    * Having a radioactive scan in the past 3 days.