Successful treatment of hypertrophic herpes simplex genitalis in  HIV ‐infected patient with topical imiquimod | Zendy

Deza Gustavo | Zendy; MartinEzquerra Gemma | Zendy; CurtoBarredo Laia | Zendy; Villar García Judit | Zendy; Pujol Ramon M. | Zendy

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Successful treatment of hypertrophic herpes simplex genitalis in HIV ‐infected patient with topical imiquimod

Author(s) -

Deza Gustavo,

MartinEzquerra Gemma,

CurtoBarredo Laia,

Villar García Judit,

Pujol Ramon M.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1346-8138

pISSN - 0385-2407

DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.12969

Subject(s) - imiquimod , medicine , context (archaeology) , immunosuppression , dermatology , hsl and hsv , herpes simplex virus , herpes genitalis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genital herpes , immunology , virology , virus , biology , paleontology

Hypertrophic herpes simplex genitalis is an atypical presentation of genital herpes described in the context of immunosuppression, particularly HIV ‐positive patients. This situation can become a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. For this reason, alternative therapies are currently being discussed in the literature. We report a case of hypertrophic genital herpes in a HIV ‐positive patient who was successfully treated with topical 5% imiquimod after treatment failures with oral and i.v. antivirals.

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