Genital herpes masquerading as a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 770-773

  Wain, E Mary ^a   Antony, Fiona ^a   Appleton, Mark A C ^b   Whittaker, Sean J ^a   Robson, Alistair ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MALE; VIRUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE;

EID: 58149196843     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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