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- Title
Epstein-Barr Virus-related Acute Genital Ulcer Successfully Treated with Colchicine.
- Authors
NOUCHI, Agathe; MONSEL, Gentiane; LAFON-DESMURS, Barthélémy; MENG, Laurence; BURREL, Sonia; MOYAL BARRACCO, Micheline; CAUMES, Eric
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 18-year-old female who was diagnosed with acute genital ulcer (AGU) associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Topics discussed include the administration of colchicine for the management of pain, the reactivation of the EBV through the control of EBV serology, and the aspects of direct cytolytic effect of EBV replication on vulvar epithelium.
- Subjects
VULVAR diseases; VIRUS diseases; COLCHICINE; PAIN management; VIRAL replication; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018, Vol 98, Issue 1, p134
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-2761