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15. Unusual features of herpes simplex or zoster infection that suggest HIV infection
Author(s) -
Crowe Suzanne M
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121701.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , medicine , simplex , immunology , dermatology , mathematics , combinatorics
Patients with herpes simplex or zoster infections are common in most medical practices. These infections are also very important in HIV medicine, often presenting in an otherwise well person. Knowledge of the effects of immune deficiency on herpes simplex and zoster infection assists in determining when to consider HIV.