title: Penile herpes simplex virus type 1 infection presenting two and a half years after Jewish ritual circumcision of an infant.
abstract: The association between Jewish ritual circumcision and genital herpes simplex virus type 1 infection has been well described. We report a case of genital herpes that first presented at the age of 2½ years. We believe that the infection was acquired asymptomatically through direct orogenital suction performed during circumcision in the newborn period.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, E. Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel; and §Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yossepowitch
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gottesman
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Serour
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007599:Judaism; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D013396:Suction