Proctitis and herpes simplex virus in homosexual men.
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 56 (2) , 111-114
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.56.2.111
Abstract
In a study of the prevalence of rectal infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) in a group of homosexual men the magnified appearance of the rectal mucosa correlated with isolation of the virus. HSV was isolated from rectal material from 5 of 77 men with proctitis of unknown cause but from none of 44 control patients without proctitis; 2 of 4 men with HSV proctitis were asymptomatic. The magnified rectal mucosal image, showing severe congestion, hemorrhage and pus, may be a sensitive indicator of the presence of HSV proctitis.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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