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The Prevalence of Herpes Simplex and the Role of Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms

MICHAEL F. BARILE, Ph.D.; BETHESDA, MD.; COL. JOE M. BLUMBERG, MC; LT. COL. CHARLES W. KRAUL, MC; REIZO YAGUCHI, M.D., Ph.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1962;86(3):273-281.

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Penile lesions observed in United States Armed Forces personnel in Japan were often difficult to diagnose. Darkfield examinations for syphilis were seldom positive, and reports on the occurrence of Hemophilus ducreyi varied with the laboratory. To examine the problem, a study was made on a small, but well-controlled, group of patients. Emphasis was placed on thoroughness of laboratory examinations, with major consideration given to isolation and identification of microbial agents known to be responsible for penile ulceration. The results of this study are presented here.

Study Groups

Patients.—

Thirty-five patients with penile lesions were referred to this laboratory from a nearby military installation. Histories were taken and physical examinations performed before specimens were collected for the laboratory. The patients examined were young (average age 23 years), unmarried (100%), noncircumcised (91%), venereal disease repeaters (71%), who drank before exposure to prostitutes (94%), and did not use prophylaxis (86%).

Normal (Control) Subjects.— . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
USA; USA; TOKYO, JAPAN

From the 406th Medical General Laboratory APO 343, San Francisco.

Laboratory of Bacterial Products, Division of Biologics Standards, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (Michael F. Barile, Ph.D.); Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington 25, D.C. (Col. Blumberg); United States Army, Environmental Hygiene Agency, Army Chemical Center, Md. (Lt. Col. Kraul); 406th Medical General Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan (Dr. Yaguchi).

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