title: Vulvar ulcer of unknown etiology in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected woman: response to treatment with zidovudine.
abstract: We report a woman who presented with an intractable vulvar ulcer of unknown etiology. Human immunodeficiency virus antibodies and a depressed CD4 lymphocyte count were the only remarkable findings. There was no evidence of syphilis, chancroid, or herpes simplex virus infection. The ulcer healed in association with treatment with zidovudine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Covino
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015215:Zidovudine