Successful use of valciclovir in a case of recurrent urticaria associated with genital herpes [3]

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 468-

  Khunda, A ^a,b   Kawsar, M ^a   Parkin, J M ^a   Forster, G E ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA; VIRUS CULTURE;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; URTICARIA; VALINE;

EID: 0036917465     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.6.468     Document Type: Letter

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