Case report: symptomatic oral herpes simplex virus type 2 and asymptomatic genital shedding.
A 42-year-old bisexual man with a history of recurrent oral herpes and no history of genital herpes was noted to have antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) only. During a symptomatic oral recurrence, HSV-2 was found in a perioral lesion as well as in the genital area.
Olin
Laura
L
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98122, USA. lpolin@u.washington.edu
Wald
Anna
A
D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D019562:Viral Load; D017735:Virus Latency; D017201:Virus Shedding
D000998:Antiviral Agents