title: Disseminated Primary Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in a 22-Year-Old male.
abstract: We present a case of primary disseminated herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) cutaneous disease in a 22-year-old male. We discuss the immune response to HSV-2 infection as well as the extragenital manifestations of HSV-2 observed in immune-competent and immune-suppressed persons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham.
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hewitt
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Thomas Prescott
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Wagoner
keywords: HSV; disseminated herpes; herpes simplex virus