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Can Herpes Cause Folliculitis

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Dr. Kakkar S. MD

is this herpes or ingrown hair/ folliculitis . it's not that painful just a bit tender ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

so I went to my obgyn a few weeks ago they treated me for folliculitis and the bactrim did not work th bumps jist come all the time could this be herpes instead of folliculitis ill enclose pictures it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

I am wondering what this is. My doctor a few months back said it was "bacterial folliculitis" but after 5 months its still here. I was tested for HPV and herpes all came back negative. What are some ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

and painful. I went to the doc. and had a blood test for herpes which came back clear. A year later I did another test for herpes and it came back clear. I went to the doc. as semen had touched my leg, so ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

look like a STD such as Genital herpes , warts or hpv? don't mind the redness I just took a shower and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

of my shaft, I m hoping this so from folliculitis and not an out break of herpes considering the rash ...Folliculitis possibly on beginning of shaft? I noticed hairs are growing out of every single... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anand M I MD

the folliculitis is herpes because of the onset of illness? There are no painful sores just a fever ...Hello, last week I was told I had folliculitis and I was given hydrocortisone.. most all cleared... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand M I ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bharatesh Devendra Basti MD

gone. However, even before I had genital herpes, I would get ingrown hairs or razor burn/folliculitis ... more like folliculitis because they don t look like the herpes I had but I have very... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Purnima Sharma MD

How can I tell the difference between folliculitis and herpes? My partner and I recently had sex ... bit itchy, but I never had painful urination, and they never really hurt. I don t think it was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purnima Sharma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sadiq Mughal MD

I was diagnosed with folliculitis today by my obgyn . It started only on the outside of my vagina ... can I do for the inside? And also, could I have been misdiagnosed? Is this really folliculitis or ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sadiq Mughal ( Critical Care Specialist)