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Herpes simplex type 2 pneumonia.
Extensive reviews of pulmonary infections in AIDS have reported few herpetic infections. Generally these infections are due to Herpes simplex type 1. Pneumonia due to herpes type 2 is extremely rare. We describe a 40 year-old HIV positive woman who complained of fever, cough and dyspnea for seven years. She had signs of heart failure and the appearance of her genital vesicles was highly suggest...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702002000600006