A case of an atypical resistant granulomatous HSV-1 and HSV-2 ulceration in an AIDS patient treated with intralesional cidofovir

We report a case of a granulomatous skin lesion in an AIDS patient whereby biopsy revealed both HSV-1 and HSV-2. This lesion was resistant to acyclovir and successfully treated with intralesional cidofovir without recurrence to date. This is the only known reported case of a granulomatous skin lesio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Saling, Christopher, Slim, Jihad, Szabela, Maria Elaine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6501470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31105949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19847029
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Sumario:We report a case of a granulomatous skin lesion in an AIDS patient whereby biopsy revealed both HSV-1 and HSV-2. This lesion was resistant to acyclovir and successfully treated with intralesional cidofovir without recurrence to date. This is the only known reported case of a granulomatous skin lesion in an HIV patient, whereby both HSV-1 and HSV-2 were isolated.

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