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Research from Indiana University yields new findings on pneumonia
2009 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Herpetic geometric glossitis is an uncommon, clinically distinctive presentation of oral herpes simplex virus infection that affects the tongue. All Published reports have been in patients who are immunocompromised," scientists writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology report. "We present an immunocompetent woman with viral pneumonia who developed painful linear fissures on the back of the tongue suggestive of herpetic geometric glossitis. The diagnosis was confirmed by both biopsy specimen and immunohistochemistry. As in other cases, the patient promptly responded to treatment with antiviral therapy. The morphology, laboratory findings, and similarities to herpetic corneal dendrites are discussed," wrote G.W. Mirowski and colleagues, Indiana University. The researchers concluded: "Herpetic geometric glossitis Should no longer be considered as a diagnosis only in immunosuppressed individuals, but in immunocompetent persons as well. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2009;61:139-42.)." Mirowski and colleagues published their study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Herpetic geometric glossitis in an immunocompetent patient with pneumonia. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2009;61(1):139-142). Additional information can be obtained by contacting G.W. Mirowski, Indiana University, Dept. of Oral Pathology Med & Radiol, 10440 High Grove, Carmel, IN 46202, USA. The publisher of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. Keywords: United States, Carmel, Dermatology, Glossitis, Herpesvirus, Infectious Disease, Pneumonia, Pulmonology, Virology, Indiana University. This article was prepared by Respiratory Therapeutics Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Respiratory Therapeutics Week via NewsRx.com.
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