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Detection and genotyping of human herpes simplex viruses in cutaneous lesions of erythema multiforme by nested PCR.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2003
Sun Yongjiang, Chan Roy Kum Wah, Tan Suat Hoon, Ng Patricia Pei Lin
Abstract excerpt
A subset of erythema multiforme (erythema multiforme) is associated with herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection; viral cultures of erythema multiforme lesions are, however, usually negative and viral antigens difficult to identify. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used to demonstrate the association, hence, is currently the only available sensitive diagnostic means for HSV-associated erythema multiforme. A...
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