title: Acute primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.
abstract: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a double-stranded virus belonging to human herpes virus family. Although it exists in eight various forms, HSV-1 causes most of the oral infections. Since dentists are more likely to be consulted in the case of oral infections, familiarity with these lesions becomes mandatory. It is more commonly reported in children and rarely in adults. This article presents an acute episode of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 32-year-old male patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of OMDR, Kothiwal Dental College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. sasan_ravi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Ravi Prakash Sasankoti
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Sankalp
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Udita
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000821:virology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000150:complications