Also if its your first outbreak with herpes is it possible that it last seven days four days of pain and when the bumps are gone and the part where the bumps where is just flat pink meat with no skin covering wat does that mean? could it mean the outbreak is over are still active
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Q: Is it possible to have symptoms like gential herpes but its really another symptom?
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10/ 3/08 4:49pm
There are rashes that can complicate the diagnosis which is why sometimes doctors will feel the need to either culture the fluid from lesions and/or perform blood tests to confirm herpes.
It's a tough call on when you have 'active virus" because experts have found viral activity in the absence of a rash; you can also have tingling, pain - no rash and have active virus in bodily fluids. It may also be really hard to tell when a recurrence is truly over and the virus inactive.
Yes, the rash can last that long and then once the rash begins to resolve you may still have redness or signs of inflammation in that area.
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