title: Orofacial viral infections--an update for clinicians.
abstract: Orofacial viral infections may be less common but appear in different clinical forms. Often these infections get initially treated by antibiotics which obviously will have limited or no effect. The authors review the current concepts of orofacial viral infections, causative agents, their classification and clinical manifestations and a basis for treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most viral infections do not require any specific treatment except in patients who are immunosuppressed or immunodeficient. Appropriate diagnosis and timely management of orofacial viral lesions are important irrespective of whether it is localized or a manifestation of a systemic infection.
authors.forename: Raj G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salajegheh
authors.forename: Anut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itthagarun
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakneshan
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Lakshman P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Samaranayake
mesh_terms: D018138:Alphaherpesvirinae / Q000145:classification; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000145:classification; D018141:Betaherpesvirinae / Q000145:classification; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D018142:Gammaherpesvirinae / Q000145:classification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*