title: Update on herpesvirus infections.
abstract: Herpesviruses are responsible for many illnesses that affect the oral and maxillofacial region. The most common of these are primary or recurrent HSV infection, but knowledge of the manifestations of the eight herpesviruses that cause infections in humans will provide clinicians with a better understanding and basis for diagnosing and managing patients with these diseases. Immunocompromised patients are at greater risk for serious illness: therefore, clinicians treating transplant patients, patients receiving cancer chemotherapy, or HIV-infected individuals should be aware of the various clinical manifestations of infection with herpesviruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Stoopler
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006564:Herpesviridae; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000821:virology; D012008:Recurrence