Atypical Genital Herpes Presenting as Chronic Severe Vulvitis: A Case Report
Wenbin Rao, Yong Ai, Xiaobing Wang, Weiqi Lei, Zhenhua Zhang, Zhicheng Gong, Wenwen Jing, Hui Zhang, Meihua He, Lifang Cheng, Xiaohua Tao, Weijun Liu · 2026
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Wenbin Rao leads a team describing in 2026 a case of genital herpes that hid for six months behind a wrong label. Herpes usually shows as clear blisters, yet this 59-year-old woman presented with raw, weeping, itchy, and painful vulvar skin. Repeated diagnoses of simple inflammation or contact allergy brought antibiotics and steroids without lasting relief.
Two biopsies showed only nonspecific inflammation, and microbe hunts came back empty. Gentle salt-water cleansing in hospital finally exposed pinpoint erosions, which prompted a DNA test that confirmed herpes simplex virus type 2. Blood tests suggested an old infection flaring again rather than a first one. Valacyclovir cleared the problem fully within eight days.
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| CREATOR | Wenbin Rao, Yong Ai, Xiaobing Wang, Weiqi Lei, Zhenhua Zhang, Zhicheng Gong, Wenwen Jing, Hui Zhang, Meihua He, Lifang Cheng, Xiaohua Tao, Weijun Liu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23048 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |