Can touching an open herpes sore transmit the herpes infection?

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

Yes, the doctor may have misdiagnosed it as genital herpes, which is rare to happen without any sexual exposure. Redness in the genitals could be due to many causes. There is a wide range of diseases that affect the genitalia, including inflammatory lesions, infectious etiologies, preneoplastic syndromes, and malignant conditions. Some infections include fungal infections such as Candida (most commonly associated with diabetes), bacterial infections such as group B and group A beta-hemolytic Streptococci, anaerobic infections, Gardnerella vaginalis, Trichomonas species, Borrelia vincentii, and Borrelia burgdorferi. Another cause could include human papillomavirus. Sexually transmitted infections (Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia species) and Treponema pallidum (syphilis) have been ruled out in your case.

However, there are non-infectious causes such as poor personal hygiene (most common), chemical irritants (for example; spermicides, detergents, perfumed soaps and shower gels, fabric conditioners), special conditions, including congestive heart failure (right-sided), cirrhosis, and nephrosis, drug allergies (for example; tetracycline, sulfonamide), morbid obesity, allergic reactions (condom latex, contraceptive jelly), fixed-drug eruption (sulfa, tetracycline), plasma cell infiltration (zoon balanitis), autodigestion by activated pancreatic transplant exocrine enzymes, trauma, and cancerous conditions.

Herpes spreads through unprotected vaginal intercourse, but it can also be spread through unprotected anal sex, unprotected oral sex, skin-to-skin contact, and kissing. People can also transmit a herpes infection from one part of their bodies to another with their hands if they touch an open herpes sore. Even if someone has herpes, there could have been non-sexually transmitted causes.

I hope this information helps you.

Thanks for using icliniq, and have a nice day.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

This may not be the cause of the lesion.

I hope this will help you.

Thank you.