Diseases

Herpetic Stomatitis

Stomatitis caused by Herpesvirus hominis. It usually occurs as acute herpetic stomatitis (or gingivostomatitis), an oral manifestation of primary herpes simplex seen primarily in children and adolescents.

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Abstract

Stomatitis caused by Herpesvirus hominis. It usually occurs as acute herpetic stomatitis (or gingivostomatitis), an oral manifestation of primary herpes simplex seen primarily in children and adolescents.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Herpes Simplex, Oral
  • Stomatitis, Herpetic
  • Herpetic Stomatitides
  • Oral Herpes Simplex
  • Simplex, Oral Herpes
  • Stomatitides, Herpetic
  • Gingivostomatitis, Herpetic
  • Gingivostomatitides, Herpetic
  • Herpetic Gingivostomatitides
  • Herpetic Gingivostomatitis

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

Herpes simplex virus infect of the mouth; "cold sore" & "fever blister" of the mouth go here but of the lips & nares = HERPES LABIALIS

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Herpes Simplex (1966-1979)
  • Herpesvirus Hominis (1966-1979)
  • Herpesvirus Infections (1966-1979)
  • Mouth Diseases (1966-1979)
  • Stomatitis (1966-1979)
  • Stomatitis, Aphthous (1966-1979)

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  1. C01w.925w.256.466.382w.834w
  2. C07.465w.864w.937w

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WC 578

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Herpetic Stomatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013283
  2. Herpetic Stomatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetic_gingivostomatitis
  3. Herpetic Stomatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5563114