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Diagnosed with herpes by culture swab. lesions appear very atypical for herpes but look a lot like molluscum. hiv negative. could i not have hsv?
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Both?: You could have two co-existing viruses, or just atypical appearing lesions. It is unlikely the swab for hsv was wrong. If in doubt, you can always repeat the test. However, if it is between outbreaks, you run the risk of a false negative.
Answered 6/9/2015
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