Re: Lesions inside labia - please help
From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:04:12 -0600 (CST)
Pam,
1) sense of humor????
2) if it turns out to be herpes, and your daughter isn't quite as
virginal as you hoped, will you be equally acerbic with her?
At Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Pam wrote:
>
>At Thu, 1 Mar 2001, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
>>
>>At Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Pam wrote:
>>>
>>>My 15yr. old daughter has developed extremely painful lesions inside
>>>the labia. She has never had a sexual experience, so it is unlikely
>>>genital herpes. Her doctor is testing for this however. Two to Three
>>>days prior to the outbreak of the lesions she experienced flu like
>>>symtoms. She began her menstrual period at the same time the lesions
>>>appeared. We are confident that the test will be negative. What else
>>>could this be. I read the response to an 18yr old with the same
>>>experience suggesting the possiblity of endometriosos. We go back to
>>>her gynecologist tomorrow. Please help.
>>
>>Sounds like a classical case of Primary Herpes infection. Labial
>>endometriosis is so rare as to be less common than hens
>teeth. (Hens
>>don't have teeth)
>>
>>--
>>R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>>
>If you respond to your patients in this manner, I am glad you are not my
>daughter's physician.
>
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>>
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