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The difficulty in diagnosis of cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection in patients with AIDS
Author(s) -
LANGTRY J.A.A.,
OSTLERE L.S.,
HAWKINS D.A.,
STAUGHTON R.C.D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01171.x
Subject(s) - medicine , herpes simplex virus , dermatology , virology , virus
Summary Three patients with AIDS are described with atypical manifestations of cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection. This infection should be considered in the immuno‐suppressed patient with persistent or bizarre cutaneous ulceration despite negative virological cultures, and in the acutely ill patient with a generalized rash.