title: Thiersch grafting in recurrent herpes-induced lip depigmentation.
abstract: Recurrent herpes induced lip-depigmentation is an uncommon condition observed rarely in patients suffering from recurrent herpes labialis. Patients usually belong the age group between 20 and 40 who have had herpes labialis for 4--12 years. These patients do not respond to available methods of treatment such as psoralens and phototherapy because there is reactivation of the virus. Ten cases of recurrent herpes-induced lip depigmentation (HILD) were successfully treated with a combination therapy of acyclovir 400 mg twice a day for one year with Thiersch grafting six months after starting therapy.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sumit Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome