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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.