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Is it possible to get herpes on your leg? i have a red bump on the back of my leg and curious if it could be. i don't have herpes since last tested.

Q: is it possible to get herpes on your leg? i have a red bump on the back of my leg and curious if it could be. i don't have herpes since last tested.

Possible &amp; unlikely: Herpes seldom recurs outside the area in which you had the initial outbreak. It is extremely painful and tender and presents initially as a blister-like lesion. This sounds like it is something else. Show it to a doctor. Good luck.

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Possible & unlikely: Herpes seldom recurs outside the area in which you had the initial outbreak. It is extremely painful and tender and presents initially as a blister-like lesion. This sounds like it is something else. Show it to a doctor. Good luck.

Answered 6/5/2018

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A member asked:

Is it possible to get herpes on your leg? i have a red bump on the back of my leg and curious if it could be. i don't have herpes since last tested.

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