Stomatitis herpetica: The importance of early diagnosis

Zoraida Milojkovic ,
Zoraida Milojkovic
Brankica Martinovic ,
Brankica Martinovic
Rasa Mladenovic
Rasa Mladenovic

Published: 01.01.2016.

Volume 45, Issue 1 (2016)

pp. 77-79;

https://doi.org/10.5937/pramed1601077m

Abstract

Herpetic stomatitis as well as many other infections of the orofacial region in everyday practice represent an important percentage of pathology. These diseases can be a major problem for therapists in terms of early diagnosis and, consequently, in determining the correct treatment. The disease belongs to a group of droplet infection, caused by the herpes simplex virus, with characteristic changes in the skin and mucous membrane in children and adults. A relatively small percentage, 10-15% of primary infections are manifested with clinically distinct symptoms. At the oral mucosa occurs triad of symptoms: generalized catarrhal gingivitis, coated tongue and erosions dispersed all over oral epithelium of the oral cavity.

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