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What could cause herpes like sores. but yet test negative. for herpes?

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Dr. Dominic Riganotti answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Many many things: Well first..Hundreds of types of viruses. Local mechanical trauma, electrical and thermal burns, chemical injury, irradiation, aphthous stomatitis, infection and drug induced. Its a very long differential diagnosis.

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Answered 10/24/2017

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