International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology(IJCED)

Dermatology and Venereology Department, CHU Ibn Rochd, Morocco

Publications

• Case Report   
  Pseudotumoral Chronic Genital Herpes Mimicking Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report
  Author(s): M. Hammouch*, H. Rachadi, F. Anejjar and S. Chiheb
  
  Background: Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection, usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV- 2). In immunocompromised patients, especially those living with HIV, chronic and atypical presentations can mimic neoplastic lesions. Case Presentation: We report a 48-year-old HIV-positive male with a 7-month history of an ulcerative-vegetative lesion on the glans. Antiretroviral therapy had been interrupted for one year, resulting in elevated viral load. Initial biopsies suggested no malignancy. The lesion worsened after corticosteroid therapy for suspected pyoderma gangrenosum. Cytodiagnosis (Tzanck smear) confirmed herpes simplex virus infection. Intravenous acyclovir combined with topical imiquimod and resumption of antiretroviral therapy led to rapid clinical improvement and normalization of viral load and CD4+ cou.. Read More»
  

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