Sexually transmitted diseases causing genital lesions in adolescents.
Department of Pediatrics and Dermatology, The Mount Sinai Medical School, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. trager@prodigy.net
Evaluating the adolescent with a genital lesion requires a thorough knowledge of the common and less-common STDs that cause genital findings. A thoughtful history and complete physical examination are always in order, as is testing for a particular suspected STD and for coexisting STDs, especially HIV.
PMID: 15449848 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]