Unusual, rapidly growing ulcerative genital mass due to herpes simplex virus in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected woman [15]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 216-217

  Lanzafame, M ^a   Mazzi, R ^a   Di Pace, C ^b   Trevenzoli, M ^c   Concia, E ^a   Vento, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b 'Civile Maggiore' Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; CLAVULANIC ACID; FOSCARNET; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT CANCER; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV-1; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0043136463     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05415.x     Document Type: Letter

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