Verrucous herpes of the scrotum presenting clinically as verrucous squamous cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature

Andres E Quesada; Sarah Galfione; Maria Colome; Robert E Brown

Verrucous herpes of the scrotum presenting clinically as verrucous squamous cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature

Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2014 Spring;44(2):208-12.

Authors

Andres E Quesada¹, Sarah Galfione, Maria Colome, Robert E Brown

Affiliation

¹ MD; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA; phone: 281-731-2613 (cell); 713-500-5294 (office); Andres.E.Quesada@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 24795061

Abstract

We report a case of a 36-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and an enlarging scrotal mass presumed to be of malignant origin but found to be a rare instance of verrucous herpes simplex type 2 infection of the scrotum. We also review the literature on this subject and discuss pathogenesis of the disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Verrucous / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Verrucous / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Herpes Genitalis / diagnosis*
Herpes Genitalis / pathology
Humans
Hyperplasia
Male
Scrotum / diagnostic imaging
Scrotum / pathology*
Ultrasonography