Herpes simplex virus infection: Management of primary oral lesions in children
Chaima Khalifa, Afef Slim, Maroua Garma, Sameh Sioud, Hajer Hentati, Jamil Selmi
Abstract
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (PHGS) represents the most observed clinical feature of primary herpes infection with the simplex virus (HSV). It is often caused by HSV-1 and affects children most of the time. Unlike, the majority of primary HSV infections that is asymptomatic. It may be preceded by some prodromal symptoms like fever, anorexia, irritability, malaise, and headache. After the resolution of the primary infection, the virus remains latent in a nervous ganglion. The aim of the present paper was to report a case of severe PHGS with herpetic whitlow in a 10-year-old child.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMalaiseIrritabilityAsymptomaticAnorexiaHerpes simplex virusVirusValaciclovirImmunologyPediatricsVirologyHerpesviridaeViral diseaseAnxietyPathologyPsychiatryHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsDrug-Induced Adverse ReactionsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research