title: [Herpes simplex infections in patients with AIDS].
abstract: Herpes type infections in AIDS patients tend to be more severe, generalized and have a torpid evolution. We present here two cases of intravenous drug addicts with a clinical picture of ulcerative lesions with a scar in the perioral and ungual regions with an evolution of several months an which were diagnosed of Herpes Simplex by a histopathological study. They were treated with intravenous Acyclovir achieving a complete remission; one patient developed a pneumocystis carinii pneumonia a month later. We want to highlight the importance of this case as a clinical sign of profound cellular immunity depression as well as the risk of developing more severe conditions.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Clínico, San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roustan Gullón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hospital Gil
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roca Arbones
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valls Jiménez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez Yus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robledo Aguilar
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000150:complications*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Infección por herpes simple en pacientes con SIDA.