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A few months ago i hade an abnormal reading for an-VARICELLA-ZOSTER V AB, IGg. After becoming I pregnant I got a call from my ob doctor and she told me I had herpes 2. Could she have miss dignosed me and instead it just be the herpes zoster instead of herpes 2? I've never had an outbreak or anything like that

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Hello,

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May I know the reason for the testing ? (indication for both the tests.. as a part of pregnancy screening ?)
Also did your Doctor specifically mention "2" (as in HSV 2)
Do you any symptoms as of now.

You can reply as a followup
Thank you


Patient replied :

It was for pregnancy, they did blood work. The nurse called and said it was hsv 2. No I do not have any symptoms.


Hello,
Thank you for the reply. It is unlikely that your Doctor / Nurse has misread the blood test. Most likely the test is positive for HSV itself. SInce the nurse mentioned "HSV - 2", - a type-specific serology using surface glycoproteins (gG2 and gG1 for HSV-2 and HSV-1, respectively) to distinguish HSV-1 and HSV-2 should have been carried out.

One will not usually confuse this with Herpes Zoster. But as far as I see there is no reason to worry since you do not have any lesions. Upto 40 % of adults can be positive for Herpes and surprise results like this happen all the time. Just incase if there are any genital or oral blisters you will need evalaution.

Hope this helps
Feel free to ask followups
Thank you


Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

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