swab and igg test both negative however symptoms exactly like herpes?

[farnsworth]

Symptoms include tingling, exactly like herpes outbreaks. Have been having them for 3 years now.

Recently got a swab and IGG done, outbreak looked so much like herpes that my doctor prescribed me high dose famvir on the spot.

Recently just got results back saying both were negative. (this is on genitals)

 

There is no indication what else my condition could be from general tingling and itching to regular outbreaks. I've had 2 doctors peform visual diagnosis with very high certainty.

 

What should I do? I am at my wits end and me and my girlfriend do not know what to do in this situation.

 

[WilsoInAus]

This is tough @farnsworth. I feel in all circumstances you need to focus on the simplest, most rational explanation.

Note that if you are experiencing tingling and itching without an outbreak, those symptoms are more than likely due to another cause. Lesions from herpes are not unique as other conditions can produce near enough to identical lesions as herpes lesions.

The odds of a negative swab AND negative blood are really low. Visual diagnosis is not more than 75% accurate even for an expert who has seen thousands of cases.

It is more likely that your blisters contain just the blood serum and not suspending any virus. There are various causes for this that I would feel a dermatologist would be able to help with.

 

[farnsworth]

2 minutes ago, WilsoInAus said:

This is tough @farnsworth. I feel in all circumstances you need to focus on the simplest, most rational explanation.

Note that if you are experiencing tingling and itching without an outbreak, those symptoms are more than likely due to another cause. Lesions from herpes are not unique as other conditions can produce near enough to identical lesions as herpes lesions.

The odds of a negative swab AND negative blood are really low. Visual diagnosis is not more than 75% accurate even for an expert who has seen thousands of cases.

It is more likely that your blisters contain just the blood serum and not suspending any virus. There are various causes for this that I would feel a dermatologist would be able to help with.

 

what does blood serum mean? is this the herpes virus

 

[WilsoInAus]

10 minutes ago, farnsworth said:

what does blood serum mean? is this the herpes virus

 

No, blood serum is the clear liquid component of your blood that holds the cells and other blood aspects. Numerous skin conditions result in the serum appearing on the skin as blisters, sometimes they also have red blood cells such that they are blood blisters.