Blister TW!

DON'T TOUCH A BLISTERING RASH NEAR THE GENITALS BECAUSE THIS CAN BE HERPES SIMPLEX. HSV-1 AND HSV-2 USUALLY AFFECT THE Orolabial and genital regions. HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS MOST COMMONLY COMES IN TWO FORMS. HSV 1 WHICH IS BUT CAN TECHNICALLY AFFECT ANY OTHER SITE ON THE BODY (Thus don't pick at the blisters!) Mouth causing a cold sore. HSV 2 IS TRADITIONALLY GENITAL HERPES. THEY'RE INTERCHANGEABLE DEPENDING ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. WHEN YOU SEE A RED SPOT WITH CLUSTERING OF BLISTERS, WORRY ABOUT HERPES BECAUSE THE TERM "HERPETIC" IN DERMATOLOGY MEANS "GROUPED." THERE'S ANOTHER HERPES THAT CAN CAUSE SHINGLES/HERPES ZOSTER AND THAT'S THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES CHICKEN POX AND LATER ARE STRESSED OUT WE GET SHINGLES WHICH IS GROUPED LINEAR VESICLES OR BLISTERS THAT WILL TRACK ALONG A NERVE DISTRIBUTION CALLED A "DERMATOME." THIS COULD BE SHINGLES AS WELL. AND WE'RE JUST SEEING ONE CLUSTER OF BLISTERS FROM THIS VIDEO. WE SHOULDN'T TOUCH FROM THE BLISTER. IF YOU TOUCH THE FLUID FROM THE BLISTER, THAT'S FULL OF VIRAL PARTICLES. AND IF WE CULTURE THE FLUID FROM THESE BLISTERS, WE CAN SEE VIRAL CHANGES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE LIKE THIS MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELL. IF YOU TOUCH THIS FLUID THAT'S FULL OF HERPES VIRUS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THIS CONDITION ON YOUR FINGERS CALLED HERPETIC WHITLOW. YEAH, PROBABLY BEST NOT TO TOUCH THAT ACTIVE RASH. SEE YOUR DERMATOLOGIST FOR TREATMENT. HOPE THIS HELPS. Peace.