The labial herpes is an infection of the lips, of the mouth or of the gums with the virus of the herpes single line. Called labial herpes or fever blister pack goes to the development of little, painful vesciche commonly.
Causes of Herpes labialis
The labial herpes is a common sickness caused by infection of the zone of the mouth with the type of virus herpes single line 1. In the United States they are infected the greatest part of the persons by this virus 20 years.
The initial infection cannot cause symptoms or ulcers of the mouth. The virus sleeper remains (put to sleep) in the nervous cloth of the face. In some persons, the virus is reactivated and produces petitioners herpes labial what they are usually in the same area, but they are not heavy.
Herpes type virus 2, which usually causes the genital herpes and can infect the children during the childbirth of infected mothers, can cause also the herpes labialis.
Herpes viruses are contagious. Diffusion can happen through the intimate and personal contact, or through the contact with infected razors, towels, stoviglie and other shared objects. Fortuitously, for oral road in genital contact herpes can spread for oral road to the genitals (and vice versa).
Labial Herpes symptoms
The first episode can be light or heavy. It is usually verified in the children between 1 and 5 years.
- The first symptoms usually appear within 1 or 2 weeks, and up to 3 weeks, after the contact with the virus. Badly of throat and fever that can last up to 5 days the bubbles can be verified beforehand they appear. There can be also a swelling of the glands of the neck.
- First episode can last 2-3 weeks. The lesions can be on the gums, of the mouth and of the throat, or on the face. It can injure to swallow.
A focus usually involves:
- It can be provoked at menstruation, exhibition to the sun, fever, stress, or several other unknown causes.
- Symptoms of itch, burning, increase of the sensitiveness, swarming or sensation can be verified about 2 days before the lesions appear.
- Vesciche on a relief, red, painful cutaneous surface
- Vesciche that form, break and transude
- Yellow crusts that slough to reveal rose, the recovery of the skin
- Different little vesciche that melt to form a bigger bubble
Test and examinations
The diagnosis is done based on the appearance or the culture of the lesion. The examination can show also widening of the lymph nodes in the neck or to the groin.
Viral culture, test of the viral DNA, or proof Tzanck of the cutaneous lesion can reveal the herpes single line virus.
Treatment of labial Herpes
Do not look after, the symptoms generally disappear in 1 or 2 weeks. Antiviral medicines for oral road he can help the symptoms they go away soon and to reduce the pain. Aciclovir, famciclovir and valaciclovir are three treatment for oral road at present disposable.
Herpes sores often to return still and still. The antiviral medicines work better if you take them when the virus is hardly starting returning – before seeing the sores. If the virus returns frequently, the doctor can advise to take the medicines for all the time.
Topic (rubbed on the skin), (penciclovir andaacyclovir) can be used antiviral cream, but it must be applied each 2 hours, while you are awake. They are expensive and often only to shorten the burst of a pair from hours until one day.
To wash delicately the vesciche with water and soap to reduce the diffusion of the virus to other zones of the skin. A soap antiseptic can be recommended. The application of ice or the heat of the zone can reduce the pain.
He advises to forestall future epidemics they understand to apply a balm lips or sunblock containing zinc oxide on the lips when one is in the open. A hydrating balm to avoid that of becoming too dry he can help the lips also.
Prognosis (Outlook)
Labial Herpes usually goes away singly in 1 or 2 weeks. It is possible to return back. The infection can be heavy and dangerous if it is verified in or closely to eye, or if it is verified in the persons immunodepresse.
Potential complications
- Herpes labialis recidivism
- Herpes diffusion to the areas of the skin
- Secondary bacterial infections of the skin
- Generalised infection – they can be dangerous for the life in the persons immunodepresse, I understood those with dermatitis atopica, the cancer or infections with HIV
- Blindness
Infection herpes of the eyes is one of the principal causes of blindness in the United States, causing scars of the cornea.
To contact a professional of the health
It calls for a rendezvous with your supplier of medical cares in case of:
- The symptoms of herpes labialis that are heavy or that do not go away after 2 weeks
- The cold wounds close to the eyes
- Herpes symptoms and they have a system immunitario weakened (immunosoppressione) because of sickness or of some medicines