Genital herpes on the penis and topic use of Uncaria Tomentosa: case report
Introduction: genital herpes is an infectious sexually transmitted disease that affects people from different socioeconomic strata, it is widespread throughout the world and a frequent cause of painful genital lesions in men and women. Objective and Methods: to report a case of a patient with penile...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis |
| Repositorio: | DST (Niterói. Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.bjstd.org:article/634 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.bjstd.org/revista/article/view/634 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | herpes genital Uncaria tomentosa tratamento DST genital herpes treatment STD |
| Sumario: | Introduction: genital herpes is an infectious sexually transmitted disease that affects people from different socioeconomic strata, it is widespread throughout the world and a frequent cause of painful genital lesions in men and women. Objective and Methods: to report a case of a patient with penile ulcers initially treated with various topical and oral products, who finally used Uncaria tomentosa gel topically. The final diagnosis was genital herpes. Results: The symptoms of pain and burning had rapid remission. The clinical course was satisfactory and after a week, the patient, with no lesion, reported having had sexual intercourse without discomfort and returned to professional activities. Conclusion: the topical use of Uncaria tomentosa gel 50 mg/g in penile ulcers was well tolerated, and showed no side effects with relief of local symptoms. |
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