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Shaved pubic area, pimple with pus head, popped it. pimple stays, then 5 small blisters on penis. scabs form next day, heal in 6 days, wife has hsv2?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Two things: It sounds like you had a folliculitis for the pimple, but the blisters and scabs sound like you have contracted the herpes from your wife. See your physician for antiviral therapy.

Answered 7/4/2013

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

& so do you.: Sounds extremely suspicious for description of herpetic lesions. You should either get blood test or get examined when blisters present again, so know & can get prophylaxis from outbreaks.

Answered 9/12/2013

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