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A 31-year-old female asked:
Never had a cold sore.get ulcers inside mucous membrane mouth nasal vag. only. was diagnosed with herpes.how? neg. herpes tests. help!
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Dr. Adam Newmananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 31 years experience
Other causes: A much rarer cause for sores in your mucous membranes is behcets disease - worth discussing with your primary care doc.
You can't tell a patient they have herpes if the test is negative.
Check with your pcp and your obgyn
good luck.
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