title: Herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 70-year-old man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: MacPhail
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greenspan
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir