A 30-year-old cisgender man with HIV and a CD4 count of 124 cells/mm3 presents for evaluation of a painful sore on his lower lip (Figure 1). A diagnosis of orolabial herpes simplex virus (HSV) is suspected since he has a history of orolabial herpes outbreaks in the past.
Which one of the following is TRUE regarding HSV-associated orolabial infections in persons with HIV?
Figure 1. Oral Ulcer on Lower Lip.
Source: photograph from David H. Spach, MD
Figure 2. Episodic and Suppressive Therapy for Orolabial HSV in Persons with HIV Infection.
Source: Panel on Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Non-CMV herpes: herpes simplex virus. May 7, 2013;1-416.
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