Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 65-year-old patient.
We report a case of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 65 years old patient. Age of onset for this disease is typically 1-5 years, though it may also arise in adolescents and young adults; it is rare in children of less than 6 months, as well as in adults more than 40 years old. Our case is thus, unusual in view of the patient's age. We discuss criteria for diagnosis in cases of this type.
Gandara-Rey
J M
JM
Facultad de Medicina y Odontologia. Rua Entrerrios, s/n. 15705 Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
Pacheco-Martins
J L
JL
Gandara-Vila
P
P
Blanco-Carrion
A
A
Garcia-Garcia
A
A
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis*