Acute herpetic stomatitis. Update study

Abstract

In order to perform an update of knowledge on acute herpetic stomatitis (GEHA), a literature review is done on this topic based on information from texts and journals as references in centers, through data bases as Pubmed, Medline and Google in recent years. GEHA’s high incidence and transmissibility are studied, common in the early stages of life, manifested by oral and extraoral lesions annoying to the patient. During the acute phase of the GEHA many children may refuse to eat or drink due to discomfort and pain from these injuries and therefore become dehydrated quickly, the diagnosis is by the clinical manifestations and history, plus supplementary examinations. Treatments of this disease are usually palliative and acquire vital preventive measures.