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What Causes Herpes Like Bumps On Left Hand And Joint?

I am 31, slightly overweight at 150 in a 5 2 body. I ve been pretty healthy my whole life with only minor issues. I also grew up with herpes on the my mouth, contracted as a child. I have no diseases or major allergies that I know of otherwise. I have had one sexual partner for several years. Our house is averagely clean, we eat organic food, I live in Portland, OR. Recently, at night I felt like bugs were biting me here and there. I thought maybe my skin was just dry and itchy. Then on my arm, the next day, a tiny mark that looked and felt like a mosquito bite appeared and I scratched it, the sore filled up with clear fluid and took at least a week longer to heal than it should have. Another one appeared next to it. Then later some on my jowl appeared. They became very crusty and seepy, not like a scar from scratching a bug bite. It reminded me greatly of the herpes I used to get on my mouth, but there were Not lots of little bumps like with herpes. Then they left a scar and faded away. I got some on the lip of my nose and they still have not healed because they keep getting reinfected by a cold weather nose drip. I got two on my left hand. One was on a finger joint and one was not, the joint one is incredibly painful and looks infected even though I keep putting antibiotic ointment on it. I have been putting antibiotic on all the sores and little is happening. I m very concerned. What is happening!!?? I barely ever go anywhere to contract diseases. I do the same thing every day and nothing carrying disease has been introduced into our house. Please tell me what this is and what to do! Thank you!
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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Infectious Diseases Specialist 's  Response
Hi,seems like reactivation of herpes. Herpes virus tend to hide in our nerves and reactivates when our immunity lowers. Eg. Cough any cold. Old age. Cold weather. According to your history most likely herpes. If you get frequent recurrences you should go for prophylactic therapy.other wise taking only treatment from ur GP is enough. When people under go stress. Immune suppressive treatment ,cold weather it causes frequent recurrences.
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What Causes Herpes Like Bumps On Left Hand And Joint?

Hi,seems like reactivation of herpes. Herpes virus tend to hide in our nerves and reactivates when our immunity lowers. Eg. Cough any cold. Old age. Cold weather. According to your history most likely herpes. If you get frequent recurrences you should go for prophylactic therapy.other wise taking only treatment from ur GP is enough. When people under go stress. Immune suppressive treatment ,cold weather it causes frequent recurrences.