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Do I Have Genital Herpes or Another Medical Condition?
Before making a genital herpes diagnosis, healthcare providers will also consider other conditions that share similar signs or symptoms. Some of these conditions include:
- Syphilis
- Drug reaction
- Scabies
- Skin cancer
- Psoriasis
- Behcet's disease.
Certain conditions may also be mistaken for recurrent genital herpes. This includes:
- Crohn's disease
- Lichen sclerosus
- Lichen planus
- Recurrent candidiasis of the vulva.
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD