Dermatologist for suspected genital herpes?

[Lorry]

I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir.

After 10 days,  it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. "

 

It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. 

 

Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast,  I got oral and local antifungals. 

I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no.

 

All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc.  Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me.

I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no.

 

Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases,  not aesthetics, for the future?

Edited September 18, 2023 by Lorry

[In the jungle]

If it is herpes it is a virus.

 

Try a specialist in STDs.

[FruitPudding]

I'm no expert, but it sounds like you've had this for too long for it to be herpes.

 

My general understanding is that herpes goes through a cycle (bump, blister, open sore, scab, heal) which completes within a week or so.

 

Then,there would be no symptoms for a couple months or more until the same process happens again.

 

It also sounds like your skin lesion did not respond at all to the anti virals that you took for herpes (and I assume you took them as per the instructions) which would also go against herpes.

 

So, both Bumrungrad and the Institute of Dermatology said yeast and they even did a test to confirm it?

 

That sounds pretty conclusive.

 

Did the antifungals help?

 

I am failing to see the problem here. Why are you still searching for a doctor?

Edited September 18, 2023 by FruitPudding

[SuperSaiyan]

Just man up and let a female touch your private parts.

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, Lorry said:

I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir.

After 10 days,  it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. "

 

It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. 

 

Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast,  I got oral and local antifungals. 

I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no.

 

All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc.  Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me.

I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no.

 

Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases,  not aesthetics, for the future?

Have you seen Pof. Niyom at Bumrungrad?

[Lorry]

47 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Did the antifungals help?

I tried antifungal cream when it all started,  it made things worse. 

I will start again. Its anothe cream. 

49 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

 

I am failing to see the problem here. Why are you still searching for a doctor?

For the future. This was not a pleasant experience,  and not for the first time. 

[Lorry]

37 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Have you seen Pof. Niyom at Bumrungrad?

No, he wasn't available for a couple of days.

I have seen him years ago and cannot complain. 

 

[DudleySquat]

2 hours ago, Lorry said:

I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir.

After 10 days,  it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. "

 

It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. 

 

Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast,  I got oral and local antifungals. 

I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no.

 

All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc.  Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me.

I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no.

 

Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases,  not aesthetics, for the future?

Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. 

 

YIKES!

[connda]

3 hours ago, Lorry said:

I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir.

After 10 days,  it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. "

 

It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. 

 

Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast,  I got oral and local antifungals. 

I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no.

 

All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc.  Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me.

I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no.

 

Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases,  not aesthetics, for the future?

Wrap the head of your "friend" up in gauze.  Change it whenever it gets damp.  Keep a lot of gauze around.
You'll heal up quickly.

Typical caveat: I'm not a medical practitioner and what I'm suggesting is from personal experience.  It works.  You need to wick that dampness away so your friend can heal.  See a doctor and use whatever meds he/she/whatever gives you - and use the gauze.  Or don't.  Up to you!  ????

[Lorry]

42 minutes ago, connda said:

Wrap the head of your "friend" up in gauze.  Change it whenever it gets damp.  Keep a lot of gauze around.
You'll heal up quickly.

Typical caveat: I'm not a medical practitioner and what I'm suggesting is from personal experience.  It works.  You need to wick that dampness away so your friend can heal.  See a doctor and use whatever meds he/she/whatever gives you - and use the gauze.  Or don't.  Up to you!  ????

Very good advice,  I know. 

An urologist in Iran once suggested I should be circumcised, I was horrified. His reasoning was similar. 

Edited September 18, 2023 by Lorry

[Sheryl]

12 hours ago, Lorry said:

No, he wasn't available for a couple of days.

I have seen him years ago and cannot complain. 

 

He is the one I would recommend. (Prof. Niyom).

[gungadin1]

When I first got herpes I had it nearly constantly for 2 years.had to take aciyclovir every day for prevention

[Antiparovian]

Photos?

[Cardinalblue1958]

Once you have herpes, it’s for life…you can control your outbreaks by managing your stress levels, health (other illnesses bring it out) and lifestyle (exposure to sun, wind, extreme weather)

 

The liquid/serum is highly infectious 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Cardinalblue1958

[bkk6060]

There are STD test clinics all over the place most include herpes test.

 

[tandor]

1 hour ago, Antiparovian said:

Photos?

not proper to expose the source

[fredwiggy]

All you need to know...............https://www.healthline.com/health/does-everyone-have-herpes

[JBChiangRai]

Amputate - problem gone.

[FruitPudding]

15 hours ago, Lorry said:

I tried antifungal cream when it all started,  it made things worse. 

I will start again. Its anothe cream. 

For the future. This was not a pleasant experience,  and not for the first time. 

You had blisters in exactly the same place before?

[Lacessit]

16 hours ago, SuperSaiyan said:

Just man up and let a female touch your private parts.

That might have started the current predicament.

[2baht]

The difference between herpes and true love........herpes lasts forever! 

[Sheryl]

unhelpful posts in violation of forum community standards have been removed.

[PJ71]

2 hours ago, Cardinalblue1958 said:

(exposure to sun, wind, extreme weather)

???

[Stevemercer]

You need a Terbinafine anti-fingal cream. There seems to be some built-up resistance to other older antifungal creams in Thailand.

[MrJ2U]

18 hours ago, DudleySquat said:

Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. 

 

YIKES!

67% of the global population have herpes.

 

It's more common than you think.

 

"More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 -- about 67 percent of the global population -- are infected with herpes simplex virus"

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-thirds-of-the-world-population-has-herpes/#:~:text=More than 3.7 billion people,are highly infectious and incurable.

 

More likely than not you or your partner have it also. 

[Lorry]

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

There are STD test clinics all over the place most include herpes test.

 

They do PCR for herpes from the urine.

The correct way would  be to do it from a swab from a fresh lesion.  I have yet to see anywhere in Bangkok where this is actually done.

[Lorry]

2 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

You had blisters in exactly the same place before?

No, different places. 

It made me think I might have had herpes first, and it really healed,  and then I developed yeast (I had to take antibiotics for an unrelated condition, which is a risk factor for yeast)

[swm59nj]

Dermatologist are not all women.  When you get an appointment for any doctor you have a choice to request a male or female.  Just because a dermatologist is a female doesn’t mean she is only interested in skin aesthetics. 
See the dermatologist that Sheryl recommended at Bumrungard. Dr. Niyom.  He was my dermatologist when I lived in Bangkok.  He is very good.  And explains everything. 

[Lorry]

30 minutes ago, swm59nj said:

Dermatologist are not all women.  When you get an appointment for any doctor you have a choice to request a male or female.

In several of the usual hospitals your choice of male doctors is exactly 1 person.

 

31 minutes ago, swm59nj said:

Just because a dermatologist is a female doesn’t mean she is only interested in skin aesthetics. 

Correct. But just scroll through their interests,  experiences,  fellowships etc. and most of them (and their male colleagues,  too) are really mainly interested in aesthetics.

 

33 minutes ago, swm59nj said:

See the dermatologist that Sheryl recommended at Bumrungard. Dr. Niyom.  He was my dermatologist when I lived in Bangkok.  He is very good.  

Thanks for this.

[scorecard]

22 hours ago, DudleySquat said:

Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. 

 

YIKES!

No so simple, he may have gained the virus years / decades ago.

 

Plus he may have passed the virus to many bar girls /  casual sex partners etc., many times.