title: Recurrent lumbosacral herpes simplex in two men.
abstract: Two cases of recurrent lumbosacral herpes simplex without concomitant genital lesions are reported. Both patients presented with vesicular lesions on the middle of the lower back and on the left thigh, respectively, and had positive serum antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 and negative antibody to HIV. The lesions healed completely within 1 week by oral administration of acyclovir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Guangdong, China. ymfan1963@163.com
authors.forename: Y-M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Y-P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000821:virology; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D047568:Unsafe Sex
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir