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Is it possible to have been misdiagnosed with hsv1?
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Yes: Any diagnosis could be wrong. However, HSV 1 is seldom misdiagnosed. Cold sores are common and easily recognized. Antibody tests to HSV 1 are specific for the virus. If needed, virus could be analysed by its DNA or culture. If two methods concur the incidence of wrong diagnosis would be vanishly rare.
Answered 8/10/2018
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