ALLMedicine™ Herpes Center

Apr 10th, 2021 - OH2 is a genetically engineered oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 2 designed to selectively amplify in tumor cells and express granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to enhance antitumor immune responses. We investigated the safety, to...

Apr 9th, 2021 - α-herpesviruses have been very successful, principally because they establish lifelong latency in sensory ganglia. An essential piece of the lifecycle of α-herpesviruses involves the capacity to travel from sensory neurons to epithelial tissues fo...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Roseola infantum is always considered to be among the differential diagnosis of young patients with fever and leukopenia whom to be strictly isolated with the preliminary diagnosis of COVID-19 until otherwise proven during the pandemic. Human herp...

Apr 8th, 2021 - A 77-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of malaise, prostration, anorexia, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. She had been taking systemic corticosteroids for the past year. During hospitalisation, renal insufficiency, ionic chang...

Apr 5th, 2021 - The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is constitutively expressed in the cornea and is up-regulated in response to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Previously, we found targeting cornea FcRn expression by small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown red...

Feb 14th, 2021 - Several viruses transmitted through saliva, such as herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, and Zika virus, are capable of infecting and replicating in the oral mucosa, leading to painful oral ulcers. Few studies have described the oral manifestati...

Jul 19th, 2020 - Herpes zoster is an infection resulting from the reactivation of dormant varicella zoster virus (VZV) in a posterior dorsal root ganglion. It affects 50% of immunocompromised patients and, when the viral infection persists, it can lead to a proces...

Apr 25th, 2020 - Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during pregnancy poses a risk to the developing fetus and newborn. Genital herpes is common in the United States. Among 14- to 49-year-old females, the prevalence of HSV-2 infection is 15.9%. However, t...

Apr 25th, 2020 - Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during pregnancy poses a risk to the developing fetus and newborn. Genital herpes is common in the United States. Among 14- to 49-year-old females, the prevalence of HSV-2 infection is 15.9%. However, t...

Mar 14th, 2020 - Genital ulcers may be located on the vagina, penis, and anorectal or perineal areas and may be infectious or noninfectious. Herpes simplex virus is the most common cause of genital ulcers in the United States. A diagnosis of genital herpes simplex...

Apr 10th, 2021 - OH2 is a genetically engineered oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 2 designed to selectively amplify in tumor cells and express granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to enhance antitumor immune responses. We investigated the safety, to...

Apr 9th, 2021 - α-herpesviruses have been very successful, principally because they establish lifelong latency in sensory ganglia. An essential piece of the lifecycle of α-herpesviruses involves the capacity to travel from sensory neurons to epithelial tissues fo...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Roseola infantum is always considered to be among the differential diagnosis of young patients with fever and leukopenia whom to be strictly isolated with the preliminary diagnosis of COVID-19 until otherwise proven during the pandemic. Human herp...

Apr 8th, 2021 - A 77-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of malaise, prostration, anorexia, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. She had been taking systemic corticosteroids for the past year. During hospitalisation, renal insufficiency, ionic chang...

Apr 5th, 2021 - The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is constitutively expressed in the cornea and is up-regulated in response to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Previously, we found targeting cornea FcRn expression by small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown red...

Mar 18th, 2021 - Test yourself with this question from Osmosis.org and see how you stack up against your peers! A 53-year-old man presents for an outpatient visit complaining of minor heartburn that has been ongoing for 7 years. He occasionally takes antacids, whi...

Feb 14th, 2021 - Several viruses transmitted through saliva, such as herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, and Zika virus, are capable of infecting and replicating in the oral mucosa, leading to painful oral ulcers. Few studies have described the oral manifestati...

Jan 17th, 2021 - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strengthened the safety warnings for fingolimod (Gilenya), highlighting the risks of serious liver injury and herpes meningoencephalitis. A recent European review identified seven ...

Nov 24th, 2020 - Acute complications of herpes zoster (HZ) other than post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) are relatively common, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted a cohort study of unvaccinated immunocompetent adults with incident HZ (n=178,964) and matched to...

Oct 28th, 2020 - Discussion Herpes simplex virus infection can affect almost any area of the skin or mucous membranes and presents with localized blistering. Isolation of the virus in tissue culture confirms the diagnosis.[1] In this case, the viral and bacterial ...