HERPETIC GINGIVOSTOMATITIS IN A 70-YEAR-OLD MAN

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作者
MACPHAIL, L
GREENSPAN, D
机构
[1] Department of Stomatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTICS | 1995年 / 79卷 / 01期
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10.1016/S1079-2104(05)80073-3
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R78 [口腔科学];
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1003 ;
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We report a case of herpetic gingivostomatitis that was remarkable because it occurred in a 70-year-old man. The patient had multiple small ulcers throughout the mouth that were culture-positive for herpes simplex virus type 1 and responded rapidly to acyclovir. Whether this condition was a case of primary herpes or an unusual presentation of secondary disease was not resolved. Nevertheless the case serves as a reminder that age, although it may make a diagnosis seem implausible, does not alone exclude it.
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