I had a condition called perioral dermatitis and I was ashamed to leave the house because it really looked like HSV1 all around my mouth and then my eyes. And it was SO painful that if someone has told me battery acid would have helped I would have willingly put it on my face. So I can say that having a horrible rash on your face can prevent you from leaving the house and causing lots of problems.
So for him it could be cold sores because the swollen glands/sore throat can be indicative of that viral component. So not only painful but also embarrassing(I was very happy I didn't have them) and difficult to explain to people. I got tired of explaining PD, so I imagine HSV one would be more difficult to talk about.
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Maybe a fungal skin infection. The treatment is usually the same cream they use for thrush. He's probably embarrassed because he's using women's vaginal cream or just because fungal sounds dirty.
I'd say it's probably embarrassing then... not necessarily a venereal disease, but a lot of people get embarrassed by having some skin conditions. I know people who've had dermatitis who were very ashamed of it, same goes for warts, boils and spots, dry or oily skin.
Boy has the herpes a derps.
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Sorry to sat it but it sounds like some sort of STD/STI... More than likely it's herpes.
oral herpes in the form of cold sores on his mouth and in this throat
LOL Herpes
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