Foscarnet-induced penile ulceration

• Autor(es): Torres, T. ; Fernandes, I. ; Sanches, M. ; Selores, M.
• Data: 2011
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/867
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Assunto(s): foscarnet; penile ulcers; irritant dermatitis; side effects
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Foscarnet is used to treat infections with herpes viruses, including drug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) and infections with herpes viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). There are some reports of intravenous foscarnet-induced penile and vulvar ulceration. The authors report a case of severe penile ulcers after the initiation of intravenous foscarnet therapy