TREATMENT OF RECURRENT ORAL HERPES ASSOCIATED TO INFECTION: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Purpose: Report a clinical case of recurrent oral herpes associated to secondary bacterial infection and discuss its clinical manifestation, evolution and treatment. Case description: Male patient, 24 years old, complaining about edema in the lower lip associated to vesicles, pus drainage sites and pain. The clinical diagnosis was herpes simplex the treatment chosen was the association of drug therapy and local care at hospital. On the fifth hospitalization’s day the patient had improved the clinical condition, presenting good healing and was discharged. Conclusion: Much of the world’s population have herpes simplex virus. The dentist must quickly diagnose and properly treat this pathology, to provide less discomfort and lower treatment time the patient.