Disseminated Primary Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in a 22-Year-Old male.

Authors :: Erdmann N
Hewitt BA
Atkinson TP
Van Wagoner N
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2015 Jun 16; Vol. 2 (3), pp. ofv092. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 16 (Print Publication: 2015).
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: We present a case of primary disseminated herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) cutaneous disease in a 22-year-old male. We discuss the immune response to HSV-2 infection as well as the extragenital manifestations of HSV-2 observed in immune-competent and immune-suppressed persons.

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