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Hi,
A while ago I requested my PCP test me for STD’s just to be cautious. I tested positive for HSV2 around 9 months ago. My IGG value was 18.70. I have never had an outbreak anywhere on my body so this was a surprise to me. The other day I developed red dot that turned into blisters on my middle finger. This then turned into Lymphangitis. Turns out I have Herpetic Whitlow on that finger. I have had itchy sore dots on my finger before just not to this extent. I have had the same partner for the past year. I was with her before and after I tested positive. We had had unprotected sex before I tested positive. She has had numerous HSV tests and they have all been negative. SO my question is…1. If the virus is localized to my finger does that mean that I can not transmit it through my genitals to another person? I still plan to wear protection but that would kind of explain how she never got it when we were having unprotected sex.
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1. If the virus is localized to my finger does that mean that I can not transmit it through my genitals to another person? I still plan to wear protection but that would kind of explain how she never got it when we were having unprotected sex.
it would be unusual to have it only your finger, but not impossible. And her negative test makes that a bit more likely. I am assuming that you had a positive swab test done from the finger lesion and that it tested positive for HSV 2?
Terri
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Yes, whitlow is only contagious during an outbreak. The skin of the finger is too thick for viral shedding without lesions.
Terri
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