Recalcitrant herpetic scrotal ulcer as a manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Aug;65(2):456-457. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.03.033.

Authors

Rachel M Ellis¹, Melinda R Mohr², Edward C Oldfield 3rd³, Antoinette F Hood¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
² Department of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia. Electronic address: melinda.mohr@gmail.com.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.

PMID: 21763588
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.03.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Adult
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / adverse effects
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / methods
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Biopsy, Needle
Cidofovir
Cytosine / analogs & derivatives
Cytosine / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
HIV Infections / diagnosis
HIV Infections / drug therapy
HIV Infections / immunology*
Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
Herpes Simplex / pathology
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / diagnosis*
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / drug therapy
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Organophosphonates / therapeutic use
Scrotum / drug effects
Scrotum / pathology*
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Ulcer / diagnosis*
Skin Ulcer / drug therapy
Skin Ulcer / virology
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing / drug effects
Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Organophosphonates
Cytosine
Cidofovir