Chronic Hypertrophic Herpes Simplex Infection: A 13-Year Delay

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2023 Apr 1;27(2):183-184. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000718. Epub 2022 Dec 14.

Authors

Angelina Farias Maia¹, Aldejane Gurgel Rodrigues¹, Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento², Daniela Mayumi Takano¹, Pedro Vieira Baptista³, Ana Katherine Gonçalves

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
² Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
³ Hospital Lusíadas Porto, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 36521936
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000718

Abstract

Hypertrophic herpes is a rare and often missed diagnosis that significantly compromises quality of life.

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MeSH terms

Herpes Simplex* / diagnosis
Humans
Quality of Life*