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Recrudescent herpes simplex infection mimicking primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
Author(s) -
Christie S. N.,
McCaughey C.,
Marley J. J.,
Coyle P. V.,
Scott D. A.,
Lamey P.J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1998.tb02083.x
Subject(s) - herpes simplex virus , serology , medicine , titer , virology , herpes labialis , simplexvirus , hsl and hsv , immunology , herpesviridae , virus , viral disease , antibody
Christie SN, McCaughey C, Marley J J, Coyle PV, Scott DA, Lamey P‐J: Recrudescent herpes simplex infection mimicking primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. We report six cases of recrudescent intraoral herpes simplex infection clinically indistinguishable from primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. All infections occurred in healthy children or young adults. Serological analysis demonstrated herpes simplex virus (HSV)‐specific IgG at initial presentation, indicating that the infection was not a primary infection. Convalescent sera exhibited HSV‐specific IgM and a rising HSV‐specific IgG titre. These findings demonstrate that the initial clinical diagnosis of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis was erroneous and that what was actually being observed was widespread recrudescent intraoral herpes simplex infection.