When recurrent genital sores are not genital herpes

When recurrent genital sores are not genital herpes.

Case report A 32 year old married woman attended the genitourinary medicine clinic at Hertford County Hospital, requesting investigation for genital herpes. She previously had a normal delivery with an episiotomy in 1984. She complained of soreness in the vagina lasting 4–5 days every month for 3 years, ever since she had a total hysterectomy in March 1994. The symptoms usually started about th...

Treatment of recurrent genital Herpes with Imiquimod: A case report

In this report, a 32 year-old patient is reported who was suffering from recurrent genital herpes for 3 years and her disease could not be controlled with conventional treatment methods. But, application of Imiquimod 5% cream, 3 times a week for 3 months, proved very effective with no recurrence for up to 7 months. Since recurrent genital herpes is the result of some immunologic dysfunctions ca...

Genital herpes.

In developed countries, genital herpes is, together with papillomavirus infections, among the most common sexually transmitted diseases. HSV is a dormant virus causing lifelong infection and recurring with or without clinical symptoms. Exposure to lesions and to asymptomatic viral shedding result in transmission. Thus, in most cases, finding the exact path of viral transmission is impossible. T...

Short-course therapy for recurrent genital herpes and herpes labialis.

Genital Herpes: A Review.

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease, affecting more than 400 million persons worldwide. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) and characterized by lifelong infection and periodic reactivation. A visible outbreak consists of single or clustered vesicles on the genitalia, perineum, buttocks, upper thighs, or perianal areas that ulcerate before resolving. Symptoms of prima...