title: Genital herpes masquerading as a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UK. marywain@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: E Mary
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wain
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antony
authors.forename: Mark A C
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: Sean J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: 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