I feel like this is a very stupid question, but i am very confused right now after finding out i have herpes. I went to my doctor and he told me i have genital herpes just by looking at the sores i had...the test results are not in yet. well i was wondering if you can get shingles on your genital areas b/c i have had it before and to me it looked just like it...and felt exaclt the same.
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6/24/08 11:06pm
Shingles is a re-activation of the same herpes virus that causes chicken pox. The outbreak can be painful with vesicles presenting in a linear (line) formation along a nerve pathway (hence the pain). Anywhere there are nerve pathways - you can technically get a breakout - typically on the trunk - but you can even get herpes in the eye or ocular area.
I'm assuming your doctor will get the results of the viral titers and identification so I would sit tight and see what the lab tests reveal.
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