Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Herpes skin test; Chicken pox skin test
Normal Values
No presence of herpes-infected cells in the scraping is normal.
What abnormal results mean
The results are immediately available. If herpes-infected cells are detected, the patient has been infected with one or the other of the following:
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Herpes simplex (which causes cold sores,fever blister , or genital sores) - Varicella-zoster virus (which causes
chickenpox and "shingles ").
Images
Viral lesion culture
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Review Date: 02/10/2006
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
