Abstracto

Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Herpes Progenitalis Patients Attending Sti/Rti Clinic, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Mansuri YB*, Rao MV

Herpes progenitalis (Genital herpes) is one of the most widespread sexually transmitted viral diseases and the most common cause of mucosal erosions and ulcerations in the genital area. According to epidemiological data, the infection caused by genital herpes virus is common in developing countries. The number of sexually transmitted infections is increasing, and infections caused by herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) in the genital area are becoming more frequent. In the this study of 449 cases of Herpes Progenitalis, 337 were males (75.1%) while 112 were females (24.9%). In the present study Herpes progenitalis prevalence is very high in Ahmedabad e.g. Odhav (4.01%), Asarwa (3.79%), etc. Age group wise majority of the patients 208 belonged to the age group of 25-34 years (46.3%). In this study, out of 337 male patients, 132 (39.2%) had exposure with commercial female sex workers. Out of 112 female patients majority of them 54 (48.2%) strongly denied history of exposure related to outside marriage.