Foscarnet-induced penile ulceration

• Author(s): Torres, T. ; Fernandes, I. ; Sanches, M. ; Selores, M.
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/867
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Subject(s): foscarnet; penile ulcers; irritant dermatitis; side effects
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

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