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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-04-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19847029 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 2050-313X |