Symptoms of herpes on the lips

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Herpes simplex is a kind of herpes simplex, which is a skin and mucosal disease caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). The natural host of HSV is human, which can cause systemic damage and a variety of skin and mucosal diseases. Oral cavity, skin, eyes, perineum, central nervous system and so on are easy to invade parts of the virus. When the lesions are mainly located in the lip, it becomes labial herpes. Both children and adults are affected. The disease is self limited, but it can recur. Symptom chart of lip herpes? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of herpes on the lips

Prodromal stage: the incubation period is 4-7 days. After that, acute symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue and discomfort, muscle pain, even sore throat, swelling and tenderness of submandibular and supracervical lymph nodes appear.

Blister stage: any part of the oral mucosa can produce clusters of small blisters. The blister wall is thin and transparent, which will soon burst and form superficial ulcer. Erosive stage: the erosive surface gradually shrinks and heals. The whole course of the disease takes about 7-10 days. But without proper treatment, the recovery was slow.

The most common oral lesions caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 are found in children under 6 years old, especially in children from 6 months to 2 years old. Adults are not uncommon. There is a history of contact with patients with herpes before onset. Erosive stage: the erosive surface gradually shrinks and heals. The whole course of the disease takes about 7-10 days. But without proper treatment, the recovery was slow.

matters needing attention

For primary herpes simplex infection, contact with patients with herpes simplex should be avoided. For recurrent herpes simplex infection, there is no ideal method to prevent recurrence, and the stimulating factors causing recurrence should be eliminated.