Genital herpes masquerading as a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a report of two cases.
Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is usually a straightforward clinical diagnosis, rarely requiring histological confirmation. We report two cases of immunosuppressed patients in which the clinical and pathological features were initially suspicious for cutaneous lymphoma with a T-cell clone detected in one case. A diagnosis of HSV infection was eventually made on the basis of histological features and confirmed with immunohistochemistry.
Wain
E Mary
EM
St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UK. marywain@doctors.net.uk
Antony
Fiona
F
Appleton
Mark A C
MA
Whittaker
Sean J
SJ
Robson
Alistair
A
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male