An atypical herpetic vulval ulcer in an African woman: An important lesson

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 427-428

  Palamaras, Ioulios ^a   Richardson, Daniel ^a   Healy, Vourneen ^a   Lyons, Deirdre ^a   Byrne, Micheline ^a   Lamba, Harpal ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; HIV; Vulval ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VULVA DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 33646792993     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206777323508     Document Type: Article

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