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Sasso BM, Florence MEB, Magalhaes RF, Velho PENF, de Souza EM, Cintra ML, Stelini RF. Herpes simplex virus mucocutaneous tumoural lesions - Systematic review. J Clin Virol 2019; 123:104246. [PMID: 31927151 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.104246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The goal was to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with mucocutaneous tumoural herpes simplex virus (MCT HSV) lesions across the world. Two researchers extracted and independently reviewed data from the literature search engine PubMed/MEDLINE through October 2018. From 110 reported patients, the following data were available: the patients' ages ranged from 7 to 76 years; the majority was male (62.73 %-69/110) and immunosuppression was found in 97.25 % (106/109, missing 1) cases, of whom 88 were HIV- related. Lesions size varied from 0.2-13 cm, settling in the anogenital region in 76.36 % (84/110) patients; 84.13 % (53/63, missing 47) complained of pain and multiple recurrences were found in 44.94 % (40/89, missing 21) cases. On clinical basis, the initial hypothesis was neoplasia in 36/53 patients. Histopathological diagnosis was achieved in 90 % (90/100, missing 10) cases and was sample size-dependent. Type 2 HSV was detected in 86.07 % (68/79, missing 31) lesions. MCT HSV lesions recurrence after treatment was reported in 33.96 % (18/53, missing 57) patients. Pathophysiology is poorly understood. Physicians should be aware of MCT HSV lesions in immunosuppressed patients to avoid inappropriate therapeutic strategies.
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- Bruna Morassi Sasso
- Pathology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Dermatology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Dermatology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Dermatology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Dermatology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Dermatology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz., CEP 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Pomerantz H, Wang H, Heilman ER, Sharon VR, Gottesman SP. Peculiar vegetative tumor-like genital herpes simplex nodules with brisk tissue eosinophilia in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Cutan Pathol 2019; 47:150-153. [PMID: 31437312 DOI: 10.1111/cup.13568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient can present as a vegetative nodule. Clinical differential diagnoses of the nodule include condyloma latum, condyloma acuminatum, viral or fungal infection, and cutaneous neoplasms. Histological examination of herpetic nodules has been reported to show thick pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with dense dermal lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and multifocal multinucleated cells with herpetic viral cytopathic changes. We report two patients with HIV presenting with vegetative tumor-like HSV nodules with distinctive histopathologic pattern of inflammation that has not been described in the literature before. All samples displayed slightly acanthotic epidermis with focal ulceration, dense dermal sclerosis, scattered plasma cells, and a brisk lymphoeosinophilic infiltrate found dissecting between dense collagen bundles. This pattern of inflammation is an important clue that can guide the pathologist to look for focal herpetic viral changes in the epidermis, as patients with HIV possibly tend to amount a predominantly eosinophilic immune response in inflammatory skin conditions.
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- Hyemin Pomerantz
- Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lake Success, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lake Success, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.,Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lake Success, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lake Success, New York
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Sbidian E, Battistella M, Legoff J, Lafaurie M, Bézier M, Agbalika F, Simon F, Bouscarat F, Cayuela JM, Carcelain G, Houhou N, Bagot M, Molina JM, Janier M, Bachelez H. Recalcitrant pseudotumoral anogenital herpes simplex virus type 2 in HIV-infected patients: evidence for predominant B-lymphoplasmocytic infiltration and immunomodulators as effective therapeutic strategy. Clin Infect Dis 2013; 57:1648-55. [PMID: 24065320 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, genital herpetic lesions may be extensive and tend to persist for longer periods; in addition, atypical hypertrophic, ulcerative, or pseudotumor forms have been reported, frequently showing resistance to acyclovir (ACV) treatment. METHODS Between 2003 and 2011, 10 HIV-1-infected patients presenting with chronic pseudotumoral anogenital herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) infections were studied. RESULTS All patients developed chronic, hypertrophic HSV-2 anogenital lesions with multilesional presentation in 7 cases and involvement of 2 anatomical sites in 6 of them. At the time of diagnosis, the median CD3(+)CD4(+) absolute blood count was 480.5 cells/µL (range, 165-632 cells/µL), whereas the plasma HIV load was undetectable in all cases. Histopathologic analysis of lesion biopsies showed a moderately dense dermal polytypic plasma cell infiltrate. Detection of HSV-2 by culture and/or polymerase chain reaction was positive for all patients, with evidence for ACV-resistant strains in 6 of 8 cases. In addition, viral resistance to ACV was found only in HSV-2 isolated from ulcerative lesions, whereas purely pseudotumoral ones harbored sensitive strains. Durable control was observed with HSV DNA polymerase inhibitors in only 2 cases, and the immunomodulators imiquimod and thalidomide allowed 5 patients to reach sustained complete response. CONCLUSIONS HSV-2-related pseudolymphoma in HIV-infected patients is characterized by a predominant polyclonal lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, and is frequently refractory to antiherpetic drugs. Immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies using thalidomide showed consistent efficacy, and should be considered early during the course of disease.
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- Emilie Sbidian
- UPEC, LIC EA 4393 and Department of Dermatology, AP-HP Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil
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Elevated CD40 ligand silences α interferon production in an HIV-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. AIDS 2013; 27:297-9. [PMID: 23238554 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328359f2f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Griffith-Bauer K, O'Hearn M, Ehst BD. Chronic ulcerative herpes simplex virus infection of the vulva. Case Rep Dermatol 2012; 4:192-6. [PMID: 23271993 PMCID: PMC3529582 DOI: 10.1159/000342953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus infections in HIV-infected individuals can be clinically unusual and difficult to treat due to underlying problems with cell-mediated immunity and the occurrence of antiviral resistance. Additionally, partial or incomplete restoration of immune function may result in chronic ulcerations that require rotational treatments. In this report, we describe the case of a 38-year-old HIV-positive woman who developed the ulcerative form of chronic herpes simplex infection despite highly active antiretroviral therapy and valacyclovir prophylaxis. Repeated intravenous courses of foscarnet and topical cidofovir finally controlled her erosions as her cell-mediated immunity was slowly restored. This case highlights the challenges that still exist in diagnosing and managing this rare presentation of herpes simplex virus
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- Kelly Griffith-Bauer
- Departments of Dermatology, Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oreg., USA
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HIV-infected patients may develop rare anogenital pseudotumoral herpes potentially mimicking epidermoid carcinoma. We assessed treatment in five new cases with a median follow-up of 3.3 years. Recurrence and clinical nucleoside analog resistance were observed in all patients. All drug treatments were only temporarily curative and clinical responses varied between patients and recurrences. Foscavir seemed to be the most appropriate second-line treatment and cidofovir or thalidomide should be considered as alternative treatments.
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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Vulvar Cancer in a Patient With AIDS. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2011; 15:66-8. [DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0b013e3181f0b8f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chronic mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus infections. J Am Acad Dermatol 2010; 66:e217-27. [PMID: 21056516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chronic herpes simplex virus (CHSV) and chronic varicella zoster virus (CVZV) are defined as atypical mucocutaneous wart-like and/or ulcerative HSV or VZV infections, persisting for at least 1 month. Both are commonly associated with HIV infection and may occasionally present with other types of immunosuppression. CHSV and CVZV occur despite the immune restoration effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV. The clinical polymorphism of CHSV and CVZV makes recognition difficult. Histology, immunohistology, PCR and viral culture all help to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment is frequently complicated by resistance to thymidine kinase (TK)-dependent antivirals, including acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir. Viral culture remains an essential tool for antiviral drug susceptibility testing. Therapeutic alternatives include non-TK-dependent antivirals, such as foscarnet or cidofovir, which directly target viral DNA polymerase. With few exceptions, CHSV and CVZV infections do not constitute significant risk factors for disseminated cutaneous or systemic infection. This review compares the similarities of and differences between CHSV and CVZV infections.
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Mosunjac M, Park J, Wang YF(W, Tadros T, Siddiqui M, Bagirov M, Little J. Genital and perianal herpes simplex simulating neoplasia in patients with AIDS. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2009; 23:153-8. [PMID: 19302018 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genital and perianal herpetic ulcers are common in HIV-infected patients and chronic mucocutaneous ulcers persisting for more than 1 month are the hallmark of active AIDS status. However, atypical clinical manifestations of herpes simplex virus (HSV) may occur in immunocompromised patients presenting as tumor-like nodules or condylomatous or hypertrophic lesions, rather than a classic ulcer. Such unusual presentations raise the risk of misdiagnosis and a delay in appropriate treatment. Here we describe nine immunocompromised HIV-positive patients with CD 4 count ranging from 14-362/mm(3) (mean 170/mm(3)), with unusual tumoral presentation of anogenital herpes. There were six male and three female patients with AIDS with mean duration of HIV infection of 14 years. All of the patients had history of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), with five patients compliant with the therapy at the time of biopsy. Six patients presented with scrotal or vulvar masses and three with perianal nodules. Five patients had adjacent human papilloma virus (HPV)-related lesions. Prior to excision, herpetic lesion was clinically suspected in only three patients and in the rest of the patients a malignant growth was the main clinical concern. The predominant histopathologic finding was dense dermal plasmacytic infiltration with overlying pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, superficial ulcers and classic herpetic inclusions. Patients with AIDS may experience excessive number and size of both primary and reactivated herpetic lesions. The tumoral presentations discussed here are less common, but are often clinically misdiagnosed. It is important to be aware of these unusual presentations to provide a correct diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment for HSV. Several studies suggest that aggressive treatment of HSV in combination with HAART therapy provides a significant survival benefit. Pathobiology mechanisms of unusual and exaggerated tumor-like inflammatory response are not completely elucidated.
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- Marina Mosunjac
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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Progressive hypertrophic genital herpes in an HIV-infected woman despite immune recovery on antiretroviral therapy. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2008; 2008:592532. [PMID: 18784844 PMCID: PMC2531199 DOI: 10.1155/2008/592532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2008] [Accepted: 07/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Most HIV-infected individuals are coinfected by Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). HSV-2 reactivates more frequently in HIV-coinfected individuals with advanced immunosuppression, and may have very unusual clinical presentations, including hypertrophic genital lesions. We report the case of a progressive, hypertrophic HSV-2 lesion in an HIV-coinfected woman, despite near-complete immune restoration on antiretroviral therapy for up to three years. In this case, there was prompt response to topical imiquimod. The immunopathogenesis and clinical presentation of HSV-2 disease in HIV-coinfected individuals are reviewed, with a focus on potential mechanisms for persistent disease despite apparent immune reconstitution. HIV-infected individuals and their care providers should be aware that HSV-2 may cause atypical disease even in the context of near-comlpete immune reconstitution on HAART.
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Hickman G, Berville S, Clerici T, Saiag P, Mahé E. [Acute perineal tumors]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2008; 135:700-3. [PMID: 18929925 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- G Hickman
- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, AP-HP, 9 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
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Lautenschlager S, Schwarzkopf S, Keller B. Exophytic Ulcerated Tumors in HIV Patients: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems. Dermatology 2007; 216:60-3. [DOI: 10.1159/000109360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Accepted: 05/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hanjani NM, Foster DC, Scott GA, Mercurio MG. A Genital Mass due to Herpes Simplex Virus in a Renal Transplant Recipient. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2007; 11:173-6. [PMID: 17596763 DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0b013e31802f3142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Infection with herpes simplex virus in immunocompromised patients may be atypical in appearance. Large, hypertrophic lesions in the anogenital region suggestive of malignancy have been rarely described, primarily in patients with HIV. We report a case of a large genital mass due to herpes simplex virus in a renal transplant recipient.
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- N Michelle Hanjani
- Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Herbert Irving Pavilion, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Strick LB, Wald A, Celum C. HIV/AIDS: Management of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in HIV Type 1–Infected Persons. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 43:347-56. [PMID: 16804851 DOI: 10.1086/505496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected persons have high rates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, ranging from 50% to 90% in studies of HIV-infected populations from different parts of the world. Genital herpes in persons with HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection is associated with more-severe and chronic lesions, as well as increased rates of asymptomatic genital shedding of HSV-2. Nucleoside analogues (acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir) decrease the frequency and severity of HSV-2 recurrences and asymptomatic HSV-2 reactivation and are effective, safe, well-tolerated drugs in patients with HIV-1 infection. These anti-HSV drugs may result in additional clinical and public health benefits for persons with HIV-1 and HSV-2 coinfection by decreasing HIV-1 levels in the blood and genital tract. Given these benefits, HIV-1-infected persons should be routinely tested for HSV-2 infection using type-specific serologic tests. Persons with HSV-2 infection should be offered HSV-2 education and treatment options. Studies to quantify the potential clinical and public health benefits of treating individuals who have HIV-1 and HSV-2 coinfection with anti-HSV therapy are underway.
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- Lara B Strick
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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