A Case of Herpes Genitalis Associated with Childhood Sexual Abuse.
10.5021/ad.1993.5.1.41
- Author:
Koo Il SEO
;
Kyu Han KIM
;
Jee Ho CHOI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Childhood sexual abuse;
Herpes genitalis;
Herpes simplex virus;
PCR
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Child, Preschool;
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1;
DNA;
Female;
Herpes Genitalis*;
Humans;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sex Offenses*;
Simplexvirus;
Skin
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1993;5(1):41-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of recurrent herpes genitalis in a 5-year-old girl which was considered to result from childhood sexual abuse. The skin lesion was an eroded erythematous macule with overlying multiple vesicles on the labia majora. We detected Herpes simplex virus DNA by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a biopsy specimen from the vesicular lesion.
