Herpes simplex virus DNA in occult lesions: demonstration by the polymerase chain reaction.
Herpes simplex virus DNA was identified by the polymerase chain reaction with primers specific for the herpes DNA polymerase gene. A herpes-specific amplimer was detected in two of three cases in which the clinical and histologic features were inconclusive.
Penneys
N S
NS
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL.
Goldstein
B
B
Nahass
G T
GT
Leonardi
C
C
Zhu
W Y
WY
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
D004279:DNA, Viral