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A 46-year-old male asked:
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 Hinesanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
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.
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
& 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.
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Cannot diagnose: Without being able to see this lesion there is no way to simply guess. Go show this to a doctor.
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