A genital mass due to herpes simplex virus in a renal transplant recipient

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-176

  Hanjani, N Michelle ^a   Foster, David C ^b   Scott, Glynis A ^b   Mercurio, Mary Gail ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; Immunosuppression; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VALACICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; VAGINA TUMOR; VAGINAL ULCER; VIRUS DETECTION;

AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 34347345071     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31802f3142     Document Type: Article

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