Pseudotumoral herpes genitalis in a woman living with HIV: Diagnosis and treatment challenges.
| Autor: | Tomaino MV; Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Argentina., Sanchez Costantini M; Dermathology Division, Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Argentina., Alfaro CT; Pathology Division, Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Argentina. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of STD & AIDS [Int J STD AIDS] 2024 Apr; Vol. 35 (5), pp. 405-408. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 30. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09564624231218759 |
| Abstrakt: | Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the leading cause of genital ulcers worldwide. In rare cases, mostly among immunocompromised hosts, HSV infections can present as hypertrophic pseudotumoral forms simulating malignancies or often mistaken as other viral infections, usually resistant to conventional antiviral therapy and often requiring alternative therapeutic approaches. A high level of clinical suspicion is needed. We present a case of woman living with HIV with pseudotumoral vulvar herpes refractory to oral acyclovir, successfully treated with systemic foscarnet and topical imiquimod. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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