<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I have reoccuring yeast infections and i most recently experienced cracking around my anus and bumps on my vulva and labia and around my anus, the yeast infection seems to be gone internally, but i went to a doctor who said that they think i have herpes, the next doctor said the same, how common is it that his is misdiagnosed? can yeast cause the symptoms i am showing?  <response>: Hi, The Herpes simplex viral infection has to be either confirmed or ruled out by doing a few investigations. a. Track test: Scrapings from the lesion are collected to detect giant cells and intranuclear inclusions by staining. b. PCR: The virus, viral antigen or viral DNA can be detected using this molecular diagnostic test. The treatment can be specifically initiated after any of these is done. A mere clinical diagnosis is not helpful. 