2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.02.002
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Clinical characteristics of hypertrophic herpes simplex genitalis and treatment outcomes of imiquimod: a retrospective observational study

Abstract: Atypical manifestations of herpes simplex genitalis require careful consideration because their frequency is rising, particularly in patients with HIV infection. Although acyclovir is important in their treatment, imiquimod provides an additional benefit in resistant cases.

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“…Most of the published cases of HV were in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐seropositive patients who presented with chronic painful eroded verrucous plaques. The slow evolution of these lesions probably contributes to the development of this atypical presentation . This has also been reported in an immunocompetent patient .…”
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confidence: 56%
“…Most of the published cases of HV were in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐seropositive patients who presented with chronic painful eroded verrucous plaques. The slow evolution of these lesions probably contributes to the development of this atypical presentation . This has also been reported in an immunocompetent patient .…”
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“…2017;6(2-3):68-71 or tumoral hypertrophic lesions as seen in HSV-2 infection in immunocompromised patients. Occasional cases of HSV-2 infection in HIV-infected patients have been reported in whom HSV-2 causes formation of mass or tumoral lesions in the anogenital regions [5,7,8]. While similar HSV-2 infection in the genital region has been reported in patients with other immunocompromised conditions such as common variable immunodeficiency and organ transplant recipients, such reports are extremely rare [6,9].…”
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confidence: 98%
“…7 Numa série de doentes com herpes genital, a prevalên-cia estimada de apresentações atípicas hipertróficas foi de 4,8%. 8 Na origem destas lesões parece estar um processo de desregulação imunitária, mediado por citocinas produzidas por linfócitos T helper tipo 2, que promove a hiperplasia da epiderme. Este fenómeno é independente do estadio da infeção por VIH, podendo ser observados em indivíduos com contagens de linfócitos CD4+ normais ou baixas, bem como na presença ou ausência de terapêu-tica anti-retroviral (TARV).…”
Section: Lesões Herpéticas Hipertróficasunclassified
“…15 Os seus efeitos imunomoduladores tornam-no uma estratégia terapêutica importante na presença de lesões herpéticas atípicas, em indivíduos com elevado risco de desenvolver resistência farmacológica. 8 Na maioria dos casos descritos foi utilizado um esquema posológico de administração tópica de imiquimod a 5% três vezes por semana, sendo reportado um tempo até à cura das lesões cutâneas entre uma e 14 semanas. 16 A terapêutica conjunta com imiquimod tópico e um fármaco anti-viral administrado per os é outra alternativa nestas lesões.…”
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