title: Hemorrhagic cystitis due to herpes simplex virus as a marker of disseminated herpes infection.
abstract: Herpetic cystitis has rarely been reported. Herein are described two immunocompromised female patients with genital or buttock herpetic lesions in whom hemorrhagic cystitis due to herpes simplex virus type 2 developed in the setting of disseminated herpetic infection. Both patients had indwelling Foley catheters. Urinary tract instrumentation may cause local or widespread dissemination of genital herpes in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06112.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: DeHertogh
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Brettman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*