Chronic indolent orofacial herpes simplex virus infection in chronic leukemia: a report of three cases.
Orofacial mucocutaneous infections caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) may exhibit a distinct chronic indolent pattern of behavior in some immunosuppressed patients as opposed to the more familiar aggressive patterns. Three patients with chronic leukemia who illustrate this chronic indolent pattern are presented. These cases should alert the clinician to the variable clinical appearance that HSV may adopt in the immunosuppressed patient.
D000368:Aged; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000150:complications; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000150:complications*