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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erdmann, Nathan, Hewitt, Benjamin A., Atkinson, Thomas Prescott, Van Wagoner, Nicholas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499671/