One author has argued that HSV-2 should be considered the cause of any such symptoms below the waist until that diagnosis is excluded. [23] Available tests for herpes include both culture and PCR ...

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HSV-2 was shown to cause aseptic meningitis in one patient with recurrent dermatomal distribution skin lesions. [25] PCR has shown that HSV-2, [26] and less often HSV-1, [27] causes benign ...