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

Year: 2015

Type: article

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.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv092

Authors: Nathan Erdmann, Benjamin A. Hewitt, Thomas Prescott Atkinson, Nicholas Van Wagoner

Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053