Genital Ulcers in Women with HIV Proposed Revision on Management Algoritm
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Diagnosis and management of genital ulcers.
Herpes simplex virus infection and syphilis are the most common causes of genital ulcers in the United States. Other infectious causes include chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale (donovanosis), secondary bacterial infections, and fungi. Noninfectious etiologies, including sexual trauma, psoriasis, Behçet syndrome, and fixed drug eruptions, can also lead to genital ulcers. A...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Life Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2328-5702
DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.20170503.13