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Hsv reinfection
I've experienced cold sores for the majority of my life. Recently I've been exposed to genital hsv1 because the girl didn't tell me she was having an active outbreak. I'm wondering if this would constitute as a new primary infection?
I'm now experiencing hsv ear lesions as well, everything has been confirmed as hsv1. I'm curious how I'm now experiencing hsv in my ear if I've had a long standing infection and what type of precautions I need to take going forward?
I'm now experiencing hsv ear lesions as well, everything has been confirmed as hsv1. I'm curious how I'm now experiencing hsv in my ear if I've had a long standing infection and what type of precautions I need to take going forward?
So is it possible the reinfection happened from the ganglion nerves spreading if I've had a long term infection. Or is his more likely to be autoinnoculation from a recently acquired ghsv infection. I believe this to have spread during asymptomatic symptoms?
I do have a young one who I'm afraid to touch because I don't want to infect them you know? It's rough having a newborn you can't touch because you don't want to infect them.
I do have a young one who I'm afraid to touch because I don't want to infect them you know? It's rough having a newborn you can't touch because you don't want to infect them.
What might explain this is that your cold sores were not herpes outbreaks and that your area of breakout is your ear area. Yes, when a person contracts herpes, it travels to the base of the spine in the neck area and can appear anywhere above the breats. You did not reinfect and it does not spread in that sence. It choose a nerve to come up through and its not known why this occurs.
You can touch your child as you dont have herpes in the hand ganglion. Thats called herpes whitlow and is very rare. Just avoid the child coming into contact with ear sores or other areas it breaks out.
Taking antivirals will reduce your outbreaks and shedding fairly close to zero so dont be overly concerned about passing it to your child.
You can touch your child as you dont have herpes in the hand ganglion. Thats called herpes whitlow and is very rare. Just avoid the child coming into contact with ear sores or other areas it breaks out.
Taking antivirals will reduce your outbreaks and shedding fairly close to zero so dont be overly concerned about passing it to your child.
If the cold sores were herpes in the past and now it's occurring on the neck, may this be a sign of immunocompromised? Say if I had liver disease?
Tested negative for hiv so we can rule that out. But I've read things like liver disease can cause immune system issues.
Tested negative for hiv so we can rule that out. But I've read things like liver disease can cause immune system issues.
Dermatologist looked at it and the rash was present at the same time the ear herpes were determined. Swab test confirmed hsv positive.
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