Nose cold sore

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A couple days ago I felt a hard lump like a pimple inside my nose then today i woke up and it's all scabbed over. My family told me it's a cold sore but I've never had one before from what I know. I've been nervous for 5 months thinking i might have herpes because after my possible exposure I was sick for 4 weeks with what they thought was tonsilitis even though all my swabs were negative and my lymph nodes were the biggest they ever have been. That has also been accompanied by occasional itches throughout the day in the vaginal area which now im using hydrocortisone cream and antifungal cream for but doesn't seem to be doing much. I also had a cut after sex about a week ago and i got it tested but it was negative for everything HSV-1 & 2 but I know they arent always accurate. Can genital herpes pop up in other body parts such as nose?

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  • Posted

    have you gotten a blood test to see if you have hsv since its been 5 months from your exposure

    • Posted

      No I havent yet I've been meaning to but not sure if the doctor will give me a req to get it done since I dont have any visible sores anymore other then my nose but no genital.

    • Posted

      Wait until 6 months then do a full panel std testing.

  • Posted

    does anyone know if it can show up in other places though even when i havent had any genital sores?

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