Case studies

The following case studies illustrate several scenarios to demonstrate the use of HSV-1 and HSV-2 tests. ASHA would like to acknowledge Dr. Peter Leone and Dr. Gary Richwald for providing ASHA with the original case studies presented at the 2008 National STD Prevention Conference in Chicago. Their presentation can be accessed on the CDC website. Terri Warren, RN, ANP, modified and created case studies for this website and for this and all of her service to ASHA, we are eternally grateful.

Case Study #1:
32 year old male presents with four genital lesions which he states have been present for about three days . . .

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Case Study #2
A 23 year old female was told, by clinical exam, that she had genital herpes four years earlier when she went to student health service for a sore spot between her vagina and anus . . .

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Case Study #3
A 21 year old female presents with recurrent dysuria and genital itching. She has had two visits for suspected yeast infections in the past eight months . . .

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Case Study #4
A 45 year old male presents with three blisters on his penis.  He reports never having had anything like this in the past . . .

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Case Study #5
A 19 year old female has her first suspected outbreak of genital herpes on her labia. The outbreak consists of three small vesicles that are tender to the touch but only about the size of a dime on her right labia . . .

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