First HSV-1 non primary genital herpes in two patients

Sébastien Fouéré; Bénédicte Chaine; Sarah Maylin; Marine Minier; Pascale Vallée; Catherine Scieux; François Lassau; Jérôme Legoff; Michel Janier

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.03.018

First HSV-1 non primary genital herpes in two patients

J Clin Virol. 2016 May:78:108-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.03.018. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Authors

Sébastien Fouéré¹, Bénédicte Chaine², Sarah Maylin³, Marine Minier³, Pascale Vallée², Catherine Scieux³, François Lassau², Jérôme Legoff³, Michel Janier⁴

Affiliations

¹ STD Clinic, Dermatology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² STD Clinic, Dermatology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
³ University Paris Diderot, Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité and Microbiology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
⁴ STD Clinic, Dermatology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, APHP, Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27018573
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.03.018

Abstract

First HSV-1 genital episodes in HSV-2 infected patients however, had never been demonstrated until the 2 cases we observed. This scarcity could reflect the lower impact of HSV-2 on western populations but questions the existence of cross-protection between viral types.

Keywords: Cross-protection; Genital herpes; HSV-1; HSV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coinfection / diagnosis*
Coinfection / pathology
Coinfection / virology*
Herpes Genitalis / diagnosis*
Herpes Genitalis / pathology
Herpes Genitalis / virology*
Herpesvirus 1, Human / isolation & purification*
Herpesvirus 2, Human / isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Middle Aged