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Herpetic stomatitis: case report
Ivo Portela Félix Trindade
1, *
1
Dentist, Dentistry Service of the Air Force, Parnamirim, RN, Brazil.
* Correspondence: ivodonto@gmail.com.
Abstract: Not applied.
Keywords: Oral pathology; Herpetic stomatitis; Herpes simplex.
Figure 1: Clinical appearance of multiple ulcerated lesions on the oral mucosa.
Male patient, 36 years old, normosystemic, presented to the dental office complain-
ing of pain in the oropharynx and oral cavity mucosa, evolving over two days. The patient
reported a fever of 39ºC during the first two days of symptoms. During the extraoral ex-
amination, palpable, painful, and movable submandibular and sublingual lymph nodes
were identified, consistent with acute lymphadenopathy. The intraoral examination re-
vealed erythematous oropharyngeal mucosa with ulcerated lesions, extending to the oral
mucosa of the palate, interdental papilla, and buccal mucosa. Based on the clinical
presentation, the diagnosis of herpetic stomatitis was established. The patient received
symptomatic treatment, including topical application of 1mg/g triamcinolone acetonide
four times a day for seven days, 400mg of acyclovir, one tablet every six hours for seven
days, and 1g of sodium dipyrone, one tablet every eight hours for five days. Additionally,
the patient was advised to maintain good oral hygiene. After five days of treatment, the
patient reported improvement in symptoms, with complete resolution of the lesions after
10 days of the consultation.
Herpetic stomatitis is a common viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus
(HSV), most frequently HSV-1. It is characterized by painful lesions in the oral and/or
oropharyngeal mucosa, accompanied by fever and general malaise. Young adults, as in the
presented case, are susceptible to primary HSV-1 infection episodes, while recurrences
Citation: Trindade IPF. Herpetic
stomatitis: case report. Brazilian
Journal of Dentistry and Oral Radi-
ology. 2023 Jan-Dec;2:bjd25.
doi: https://doi.org/10.52600/2965-
8837.bjdor.2023.2.bjd25
Received: 3 May 2023
Accepted: 27 May 2023
Published: 18 June 2023
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