title: Verrucous herpes of the scrotum presenting clinically as verrucous squamous cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of a 36-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and an enlarging scrotal mass presumed to be of malignant origin but found to be a rare instance of verrucous herpes simplex type 2 infection of the scrotum. We also review the literature on this subject and discuss pathogenesis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: MD; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA; phone: 281-731-2613 (cell); 713-500-5294 (office); Andres.E.Quesada@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Andres E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Quesada
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galfione
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colome
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography