# Please help

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/please-help/757381>\
**Category:** Sexual health\
**Tags:** Genital herpes simplex\
**Created:** [9 March 2021 00:23 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/please-help/757381 "2021-03-09T00:23:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [9 March 2021 00:23 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/please-help/757381/1 "2021-03-09T00:23:23Z")

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Is this flakey, cracked skin herpes? This shows up in the same spot after I shave or after I pull on the skin around it. I have been tested twice for HSV and have tested negative twice. Any insight would be appreciated.