Herpetic Ulcer: A Case Report and a Review Literature

Divya G; G S Asokan; V. Anand; N Balaji; U. Tamilarasi

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Herpetic Ulcer: A Case Report and a Review Literature

Volume 8, (october Spl Edition)

G Divya¹, G S Asokan¹, V. Anand¹, N Balaji¹, U. Tamilarasi²

¹Department of oral medicine and radiology, Tagore dental college and hospital, Ratinamangalam, Vandalur post, Tamilnadu, India. ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 60010

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/732

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ABSTRACT:

Herpes infection causes painful sores in lips, gingiva, tongue, palate & buccal mucosa, which is characterized by sudden onset and severity of symptoms .It also causes symptoms like fever and muscle ache. The causative agent for herpetic infection has been identified as herpes simplex virus which is a DNA virus, in two forms HSV-1 &HSV-2. Most oral, facial and ocular infection results from HSV-1.In this paper we presented acase of Herpes infection in 23year old male patient.

KEYWORDS:

Herpes gingivostomatitis; herpes zoster; ulcers; cold sores; herpes simplex