A nasal hypertrophic lesion as a presentation of herpes simplex virus.

A nasal hypertrophic lesion as a presentation of herpes simplex virus. IDCases. 2019;15:e00512 Authors: Chiu CY, Randhawa G, Nada K, Tomczak E, Feinstein A, Hennessey K Abstract Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1 & HSV-2) are one of the leading causes of ulcer and blister lesions worldwide. These infections are latent with recurrences but many people may have a seropositive antibody yet remain asymptomatic. Although HSV presenting with hypertrophic lesions have been reported in the literature at urogenital, lung, and conjunctival sites, we describe a case of a mass lesion in the nasal cavity of a 46 year-old female with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The patient presented initially with nasal congestion and subsequently developed facial edema. The mass lesion regressed after one month of treatment with valacyclovir. PMID: 30937283 [PubMed]
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: IDCases Source Type: research