Symptoms of gingival herpes in babies

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Compared with adults, the baby's immunity is relatively weak, more vulnerable to virus or cell infection and illness, such as the baby's temperature is generally higher, but also easy to cause fever, so pay special attention. Moreover, for the baby just born not long, there may be some herpes and so on. So, tell us about the symptoms of baby's gingival herpes.

Symptoms of gingival herpes in babies

The main sites of herpes simplex in children are vulva, vaginal orifice, prepuce, urethral orifice and perianal. In addition, herpes simplex in children is also more common in the throat and mouth and other parts, especially in infants under 3 years old, herpes simplex almost occurs in the throat, mainly in the vocal cord, glottis, laryngeal chamber and other places.

Other parts of herpes simplex include gingiva, lingual frenum, upper lip, lingual palatal arch, labia major and minor, urethral orifice, prepuce and perineum. In addition to the above parts, it is reported that some children with herpes simplex are also found in the umbilicus, buttocks, groin, thighs, neck, ears, hands and feet. Usually pay attention to these parts of the child, sometimes found that the body will play some small beans, there may be herpes simplex, to timely medical treatment.

The course of herpes simplex is generally 1 week, even if it is not treated, as long as there is no secondary bacterial infection, it will be cured after 1 week, but this is in the case of children without other complications. If there are complications such as cough and diarrhea, the course of disease may be prolonged. This disease is very easy to relapse, serious cases can cause adjacent lymph node enlargement, so need to see a doctor in time, the doctor issued the relevant treatment plan.

matters needing attention

Generally speaking, the initial symptoms of baby herpes is small acne in some parts of the baby's body, which is common in the vagina, foreskin, urethra and other parts. Parents should pay attention to it when taking care of the baby. In addition, if herpes causes some other complications and so on, it is recommended to go to the hospital immediately for treatment, do not delay.