BACKGROUND Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a painful disorder of unknown etiology. It is among the most common oral mucosal lesions with high prevalence among young adults. OBJECTIVES To conduct a population-based study with 18-year-old army recruiters to assess its prevalence and associated factors in male adolescents. METHODS Interview during clinical examination in the army. RESULTS I...

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS 4 CONTRAINDICATIONS 5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 5.1 General 6 ADVERSE REACTIONS 6.1 Clinical Studies 6.2 Post-Marketing Experience 7 DRUG INTERACTIONS 8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS 8.1 Pregnancy 8.3 Nursing Mothers 8.4 Pediatric Use 8.5 Geriatric Use 10 OVERDOSAGE 11 DESCRIPTION 12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12.1 Mechani...

The case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with herpes labialis, subclinical meningitis, and sudden onset of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is presented. Contrast-enhanced MR imaging showed marked bilateral enhancement of the intracanalicular portion of the eighth cranial nerve, right cochlea, and left vestibule. Polymerase chain reaction was positive for human herpesvirus 1 obtained f...

Contact dermatitis 39 (9.4) Psoriasis 9 (2.2) Fungal infections 35 (8.4) Recurrent aphthous stomatitis 8 (1.9) Drug reactions 28 (6.7) No dermatologic disease 8 (1.9) Cellulitis 27 (6.4) Seborrhoeic dermatitis 7 (1.7) Xerosis cutis 15 (3.6) Behçet disease 7 (1.7) Pruritus 15 (3.6) Malignancy 7 (1.7) Vasculitis 14 (3.4) Oral candidiasis 7 (1.7) Stasis dermatitis 14 (3.4) Acneiform disease 6 (1.4...

A 6-year-old boy presented in September 1999 with a 2-day history of vesicular lesions on his oral mucosa and lips (Fig 1a), palms, and soles. Physical examination of the patient revealed a target lesion on the right wrist (Fig 1b). These features were compatible with erythema multiforme (EM) secondary to herpes labialis. The lesions resolved after the administration of oral acyclovir. The lesi...

What is genital herpes? Genital herpes (HER-pees) is a disease caused by a virus called herpes simplex. It may cause painful blisters on the thighs, buttocks, or genitals. The blisters break open and turn into sores. The virus can also cause fever blisters or cold sores around the mouth. Once you get herpes, the virus stays in your body for the rest of your life. When sores form, it is called a...

Sometimes we see patients with disappearing vermilion totally or in some parts. It seems that the marginal skin has advanced to the lip surface with the same color. It occurs mainly in lower lip. The majority of patients had history of recurrent herpes labialis on their lips, in the same location as disappearing vermilion. Disappearing vermilion is not accompanied by any change in consistency o...