Brief Answer:
Specimen contaminated with normal skin bacterias

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thank you for choosing HCM to post your query,

I read carefully your query and understand your concern.

The answer you got is very unspecific. But what its more important is that the specimen that you have taken, was not taken properly and it has been contaminated with normal bacteria of the skin.

My recommendation would be to consider repeating the swab and maybe the doctor/nurse/a medical professional should take the specimen next time.

Hope this is helpful. Let me know if you need any more clarifications. If not, please kindly close and rate the answer.

Take care.
Dr. Papaqako

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Brief Answer:
HPV and herpes are two different infections

Detailed Answer:
Hello again dear,

I will answer your questions one at a time.

-- No, a person can not get HPV from a herpes outbreak, because they are different viruses that causes the different infections. But also, a person who is sexually active, with multiple partners has the same risk that if has taken one of them, to take the other as well.
-- Warts typically appear within 3 weeks to 6 months after sexual contact with an infected person, but they can also take years to appear.
-- Yes, warts can be right inside the entrance of the penis. Though, most men with HPV don't have any symptoms in general.

Hope this is helpful.

Take care,
Dr. Papaqako

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Brief Answer:
No symptoms- less likely to have a problem.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,

Thank you for asking a follow-up question.

If you have no symptoms of burning, itching, pain or difficulty when peeing, then you should not worry about it. The white dot may part of the normal anatomy. In male, something foreign in that area, would give immediately symptoms.

According your next question I will need some more clarification because it not clear what you mean with it. Is it a burn wound, a herpes wound, or in a burn wound you had a herpes outbreak?
Also, how many time ago you had the wound? How big it is and in which area?

Depending on the type of burn it may leave a scar.
And also herpes gives in itself a scar if it is complicated with a bacterial infection or if you didn't treat well the scar.

Can you make a picture of the wound, and I will try to evaluate it from here.

Let me know the answers of the questions needed and I would be happy to answer.

Take care,
Dr. Papaqako

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Brief Answer:
More sensible then visible

Detailed Answer:
Hello again dear user,

Herpes wont allways leave a scar, but since it affects the nerves, it may be sensitive and cause pain until 6 months after the outbreak. So the skin damage wont be visible maybe, but it will be sensitive there.

Let me know if you have more questions.

Take care

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Brief Answer:
Answers of the questions- Let me know if you need more clarification

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Apologies for the late reply,

I read carefully your questions and will answer them one at a time.

A person can get the herpes 2 virus, in a contact from the first time, as soon as the contact is with that type of virus. All herpes virus will have outbreaks at some point.

There are 3 possible tests that have different sensitivity and specificity, and a swab from base of genital lesion (the base of fluid in the vesicles) and can be tested by: 1)viral culture 2)herpes simplex virus antigen detection 3)polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of HSV DNA.

Tests to diagnose herpes often show results that are false for the infection when the person has it, or a person results positive, but he may not have it. For this reason, often the tests needs to be repeated several times to confirm or rule out herpes.
So, in other words, you maybe need to do one of the tests and confirm with the other. Symptoms are more important sometimes therefore. They will appear 4-7 days after sexual exposure, and that is the right time to take the swab material from the base of the lesion or anytime a person have an outbreak with visible vesicles.

Hope I answered all your questions.

Take care.

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Brief Answer:
Herpes IgG tests are accurate

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the follow up.

There are two different types of herpes antibody tests, IgM and IgG.

Both are very sensitive but IgM is less accurate in identifying a freshly acquired infection with no symptoms yet. Also, IgM antibody can cross react with viral antibodies and give false readings.

IgG is specific and more reliable antibody test with better accuracy.

Both the tests can be positive only after 2 -6 weeks from the time of infection.

regards,

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Brief Answer:
Nothing has proven to help in this stage.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again dear user,

Unfortunately there is anything that will work locally, as far as I am aware.
When a new episode appear again, if you notice it in the stage of the numbness/pain , so when the blisters haven't come out yet, then acyclovir cream may help not spread the infection, and also you need to take the oral treatment as soon as possible. But in this stage of healing, has been nothing proven to help.

Hope this is helpful.

Regards,

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Brief Answer:
Aloe Vera seems to have helped more, but not evidence based

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thank you for the question.
Its indeed better to make your questions than keep them in your mind and never ask them.

Thats an interesting question and I looked carefully the evidences about the best answer of it. So far, there is no evidence that Vit E help, but has not been proven to not help also, because have not been tested specifically. Vitamin E is a neuro-protective nutrient, helpful in relieving nerve pain during recurrences, but not in skin regeneration and not in the type of damage that herpes does. If you want to try it, then it wont cause any damage like all the homeopathic treatments, but may not be much helpful as well.

Aloe Vera creams have shown little evidence to help, but not strong. So personally, I would better recommend this better then Vit E. It is used also in burning scars, so this makes me more confident to saying that its worth a try, even if its not evidence based.

Happy to have helped. If not, looking forward to your next question.

Take care.

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