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Pimple On Tongue, On And Off Canker Sores And Lumps Inside Mouth. Have Genital Herpes. Possible Oral Herpes?
If I have soarse in my mouth but never on my lips. I have genital herpes for more than 20 yrs but have never had a lip lesion after giving oral sex to a girl friend I discovered a pimple on my tongue ever since all kinds of cancer soars come and go little lumps on the inside of my mouth right side all the time is this oral herpes, or something else?
This happened 5 yrs ago haven,t kissed anybody or made out since to scared to pass this on . Feel like I am going to give up on ever having another relationship as long as I live
This happened 5 yrs ago haven,t kissed anybody or made out since to scared to pass this on . Feel like I am going to give up on ever having another relationship as long as I live
Tue, 10 Sep 2013
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Genital herpes is caused by HSV2 and it never causes lesion elsewhere in the body other than in and around anus ans genitals. At the same time oral Herpes (HSV1) infection can occur to anybody and not necessarily transmitted be sex contact and co-exists in presence of Genital Herpes.
Herpes usually appears with vesicles then going for ulcers.
It can occur inside the mouth also. Kindly rule out the possibility of HIV also. Oral herpes can be confirmed by certain lab test taken smears from ulcers or vesicles and also by certain blood test. Your physician will help you in this regard.
Get well soon.
Dr S.murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Genital herpes is caused by HSV2 and it never causes lesion elsewhere in the body other than in and around anus ans genitals. At the same time oral Herpes (HSV1) infection can occur to anybody and not necessarily transmitted be sex contact and co-exists in presence of Genital Herpes.
Herpes usually appears with vesicles then going for ulcers.
It can occur inside the mouth also. Kindly rule out the possibility of HIV also. Oral herpes can be confirmed by certain lab test taken smears from ulcers or vesicles and also by certain blood test. Your physician will help you in this regard.
Get well soon.
Dr S.murugan
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