Fever blisters in the mouth
Fever blisters in the mouth are also called stomatitis aphtosa in medical terminology. The layman is also familiar with the term oral thrush. Fever blisters in the mouth are fortunately rather rare compared to other localizations.
It usually occurs in the context of an initial infection with the herpes virus in children. Adults very rarely develop herpes in the mouth. Here the lips are the predilection site.
However, there are patients with a massively reduced immune system, for example in the context of AIDS or after organ transplantation. In these cases, there is a higher risk of developing herpes in the mouth even for adults. Ultimately, fever blisters in the mouth are always a serious disease, which is associated with significantly higher suffering than lip herpes.
Often there is very severe pain with fever. The gums are swollen. Blisters are found in the oral vestibule, oral cavity and palate.
Patients are usually unable to eat much food. There is no causal therapy. One tries to numb the oral cavity with ointments containing local anesthetics. Ibuprofen for pain and fever can also be taken. In rare cases an antiviral therapy with Aciclovir may be necessary, this must be decided by the doctor.
Fever blisters in the nose
Fever blisters usually appear on the face. The most common are the small fluid-filled blisters on the lips. In the mouth this infection with the Herpes simplex virus is much less common.
Fever blisters in the nose are more common, but like fever blisters on the lips, this is a harmless disease. Nevertheless, patients with nasal herpes usually suffer from more pain. However, the mucous membranes of the nose are very well innervated and therefore particularly sensitive.
You must be careful even if the fever blisters spread further up into the nose. In this case you should always consult a specialist for ear, nose and throat medicine for safety reasons. As long as the blisters are only at the entrance of the nose, you can treat them yourself with fever blister ointment. Normally, the disease heals within 14 days without consequential damage.