Genital ulcers: it is not always simplex

Patients with vulval aphthae, also termed Lipschütz ulcers, often present to genitourinary medicine clinics. Typically, these ulcers present as acute, painful, vulval ulcers in young women and adolescents. The aetiology is unknown, and often these ulcers are accompanied by flu-like symptoms. Previous case reports have linked such lesions to acute viral infections such as Epstein–Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and influenza A. We report the first case of influenza B virus and adenovirus infections associated with this presentation..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

International journal of STD & AIDS - 26(2015), 1, Seite 72-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haidari, G [VerfasserIn]
MacMahon, E [Sonstige Person]
Tong, CYW [Sonstige Person]
White, JA [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Acyclovir - therapeutic use
Adenovirus
Adolescents
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Diagnosis
Genital ulcers
Influenza, Human - complications
Influenza, Human - diagnosis
Influenza, Human - drug therapy
Influenza B virus
Influenza B virus - isolation & purification
Lipschutz ulcers
Skin Ulcer - etiology
Skin Ulcer - pathology
Ulcer - diagnosis
Ulcer - virology
Virology
Vulvar Diseases - diagnosis
Vulvar Diseases - drug therapy
Vulvar Diseases - virology
Women

doi:

10.1177/0956462414541241

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC195838593X