title: Unusual features of herpes simplex or zoster infection that suggest HIV infection.
abstract: Patients with herpes simplex or zoster infections are common in most medical practices. These infections are also very important in HIV medicine, often presenting in an otherwise well person. Knowledge of the effects of immune deficiency on herpes simplex and zoster infection assists in determining when to consider HIV.
authors.affiliation: Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, Fairfield Hospital, Vic.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir