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Is it possible for a doctor to tell if a person has herpes by just looking at the affected area?
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Generally yes: There are 2 common types of herpes simplex infections. Type 1 is orolabial and manifested by 'cold sores' where the facial skin meets the lip border as well as oral mucosal ulcerations. Lately, type 1 is increasingly implicated as the cause of genital herpes however. Type 2 is classically known as genital herpes and manifests by crops of painful skin lesions on or around the genital region.
Answered 9/28/2016
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