Thursday, August 23, 2007

Is It Herpes, Or Something Else?

If you've been diagnosed with genital herpes, your inclination may be to write off every itchy, burning sensation, every lesion on the genitals as a herpes symptom. And while often times the symptoms do indicate herpes, this isn't always the case.

I've often seen patients come in with skin abcesses in the groin - often related to ingrown hairs - that are caused by bacterial infection and NOT herpes...read more

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