A complication of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
A complication of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis and its treatment is described in a 7-year-old child. A reminder to recommend lip barrier creams is advised to prevent this complication pain and bleeding when the lips are separated following adhesion.
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Maxillofacial Surgery/Paediatric Dentistry, Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, UK. elinthomasina@yahoo.co.uk
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009824:Ointments / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000150:complications*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D009824:Ointments