Pimples or Herpes?

[zippy666]

Hey -  is pimples appearing a few days after a known risky exposure with a SW a possible symptom of Herpes, they are varied in size pimples with a white head and can be itchy - but no puss or burning - but seem to leave a mark after they are gone - like a scar.  They are not in clusters at all... like one might appear on one butt cheek one day and another on the other cheek a few days later then one behind my knee cap or leg.   I have also what appears to be shingles in my armpits, this is more ticklish than itchy and seems to have gone after using talc - it did look like armpit lymphe glands had swelled but the bumps were very small like a peanut under my armpits.  I have no other problems anywhere else..I had shingles when I was 13 or 14.  I have no lesions, hives etc....I have had these pimples appearing for the last 4 weeks, and appeared like 24 hours after the exposure.

[gracefromHHP]

did you go see a doctor yet? If not that's your next step. Nothing we can possibly do to help until you've went to be seen and properly examined.

grace

[zippy666]

Still getting pimples on my butt after 6 weeks, my pimples look nothing like the pictures on http://www.dermnet.com/thumbnailIndex.cfm?moduleID=21&moduleGroupID=614&groupIndex=0&numcols=0 any ideas please, they appear here there and everywhere one at a time no clusters/hives etc...its driving me nuts...

[zippy666]

I've not been picking them, weird today after 4 weeks they seem to have not re-appeared, but have scarred my butt and legs, I dunno they don't like like the Herpes pics I have seen on google (and thats alot of research I have done)

[gracefromHHP]

if these aren't normal for you, I recommend seeing your provider.  It could be that you have a bacterial skin infection or something going on that needs treatment. Do not continue to pick at them either!!

grace