Gingivo-periodontal manifestations in viral diseases

Primary gingivostomatitis herpetica

 * herpes simplex virus - most often in children and adolescents
 * fever, painful swelling of the nodes, acute painful gingivitis accompanied by aphthous, vesicular and erosive changes - spread diffusely throughout the gingiva and mucosa

Herpes zoster

 * Varicella-zoster virus - basically recurrence after varicella
 * in the innervation area of ​​one nerve or its branch (the virus latently vegetates in the ganglia of sensitive nerves)
 * confluent vesicles efflorescence

HIV infection - AIDS

 * atypical gingivitis with severe redness of the marginal gingiva, often with minimal dental plaque (= linear erythema)
 * ANUG-like periodontitis, which is refractory to treatment
 * infections caused by herpesviruses (HSV, VZV, CMV, EBV) and mycoses
 * tumors (Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, Burkitt's lymphoma, papillomas)
 * hairy leukoplakia on the edge or underside of the tongue

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