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Volume 6 Issue 4 (April, 2018)

Case Reports

Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis: A Case Report
Anjali Singh, SeemaThakur, Cheranjeevi Jayam

Herpetic infections commonly affect the dental profession's anatomical area of responsibility and the diagnosis and management of such infections fall in the purview of oral healthcare providers. Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis is a common paediatric infection and the causative organism in 90% of cases is herpes simplex virus type 1, with complications that range from indolent cold sores to dehydration and even lifethreatening encephalitis. We here, present a care report of 6 year old female patient presenting with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. Key words: Pain, Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis, Virus.

 
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