Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod
Abstract Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2 that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral...
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| author | Stella Meireles Siqueira Bruna Barroso Gonçalves Julia Bozetti Loss Rogerio Ribeiro Estrella |
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| description | Abstract Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2 that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral drugs are recommended for the treatment, and acyclovir is the most used one. Foscarnet is the treatment of choice to resistant cases, although treatment failure has been reported. We report a male patient, previously diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus who developed vegetative chronic genital herpes resistant to acyclovir and successfully treated with imiquimod. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbe793d912bb45cc89077dc1e08e74ad2022-12-21T21:20:03ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962019-05-0194222122310.1590/abd1806-4841.20198014Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimodStella Meireles Siqueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2589-5176Bruna Barroso Gonçalveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-6681Julia Bozetti Losshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-9823Rogerio Ribeiro Estrellahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3321-434XAbstract Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2 that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral drugs are recommended for the treatment, and acyclovir is the most used one. Foscarnet is the treatment of choice to resistant cases, although treatment failure has been reported. We report a male patient, previously diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus who developed vegetative chronic genital herpes resistant to acyclovir and successfully treated with imiquimod.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v94n2/0365-0596-abd-94-02-0221.pdfAntiviral agentsDrug therapyEfficacyHerpes genitalisHerpes simplexTherapeutics |
| spellingShingle | Stella Meireles Siqueira Bruna Barroso Gonçalves Julia Bozetti Loss Rogerio Ribeiro Estrella Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Antiviral agents Drug therapy Efficacy Herpes genitalis Herpes simplex Therapeutics |
| title | Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| title_full | Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| title_fullStr | Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| title_short | Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| title_sort | vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod |
| topic | Antiviral agents Drug therapy Efficacy Herpes genitalis Herpes simplex Therapeutics |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v94n2/0365-0596-abd-94-02-0221.pdf |
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