Genital ulcers in children: A comprehensive review
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2023 Genital ulcers in children can be of serious concern for both the child and the parents. The diagnosis can be difficult, as eliciting proper history regarding the cause and evolution can be challenging.
Swetalina Pradhan, Arpita Nibedita Rout
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Episodic therapy for genital herpes in sub-saharan Africa: a pooled analysis from three randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundA randomized controlled trial in South Africa found a beneficial effect of acyclovir on genital ulcer healing, but no effect was seen in trials in Ghana, Central African Republic and Malawi.
Helen A Weiss +10 more
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Genital ulcers in women: clinical, microbiologic and histopathologic characteristics [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Female genital ulcer is a disease that affects a large number of women, and its etiologic diagnosis can be difficult. The disease may increase the risk of acquiring HIV.
Christiane Maria Moreira Gomes +5 more
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Risk factors, healthcare-seeking and sexual behaviour among patients with genital ulcers in Zambia [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2012 Background Genital ulcers (GU) are associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission. Understanding risk factors for genital ulcers and sexual behaviour patterns after onset of symptoms and health seeking behaviour among GU-patients can provide ...
Makasa Mpundu +2 more
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Genital ulcers in hospitalized patients: How often is genital herpes the culprit?
JEADV Clinical PracticeBackground Genital herpes (GH) is the main infectious cause of genital ulcers worldwide. Clinical diagnosis alone may be misleading, especially in immunocompromised patients in whom atypical presentations are common.
S. P. Bermúdez‐Rodríguez +5 more
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Heel Pressure Ulcers: a study of wound healing [PDF]
, 2011 Background Heels are a common location for pressure ulcers (PUs); they may be physiologically different to other PU sites and their healing is poorly understood. Aim To summarise the effects of support surfaces and identify prognostic factors in
McGinnis, Elizabeth
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Genital Ulcer as a Complication of COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report
American Journal of Men's Health, 2023 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a pandemic disease and a global concern, is a respiratory tract infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Rayka Sharifian +2 more
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Lipschutz ulcer – Nonsexual acute genital ulceration in a 10-year-old girl
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021 Acute genital ulcers are painful and distressing. Lipschutz ulcer (LU), also known as ulcus vulvae acutum, is a rare and underdiagnosed entity presenting as an acute painful vulvar ulcer in young women.
S R Radhika +3 more
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Effect of genital herpes on cervicovaginal HIV shedding in women co-infected with HIV AND HSV-2 in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 To compare the presence and quantity of cervicovaginal HIV among HIV seropositive women with clinical herpes, subclinical HSV-2 infection and without HSV-2 infection respectively; to evaluate the association between cervicovaginal HIV and HSV shedding ...
Riedner, Gabriele +48 more
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Herpes simplex virus type 2: epidemiology and management options in developing countries [PDF]
, 2007 Genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) is highly prevalent worldwide and an increasingly important cause of genital ulcer disease (GUD). Continued HSV2 transmission is facilitated by the large number of undiagnosed cases, the frequency of atypical ...
Geretti, AM +7 more
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