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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct 4:2013:bcr2013009993.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009993.

A not so simplex case of genital herpes

K E J Philip  1 , A Goodman, S N S Pallawela, L Sathia, D P Webster
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Case Reports

A not so simplex case of genital herpes

K E J Philip et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 28-year-old, HIV-positive woman presenting with painful vesicular and ulcerating lesions in the ano-genital region caused by varicella zoster virus that appeared similar to herpes simplex infection. The case highlights that herpes zoster needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of genital lesions, particularly in HIV-positive individuals, and the importance of virological diagnosis by PCR to direct appropriate management.

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