The following symptoms and complaints may indicate herpes simplex infections:
Grouped painful pustules (vesicles):
- Face – lip (herpes labialis), the nose (herpes nasalis), the cheek (herpes buccalis, herpes facialis), the eyelid.
- Buttocks or
- Genitals
Leading symptoms of gingivostomatitis herpetica (synonyms: Oral thrush; stomatitis aphthosa, aphthous stomatitis; stomatitis herpetica; herpes simplex type 1, HSV-1):
- Severe feeling of illness with fever
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- Local lymphadenopathy (lymph node enlargement).
- Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
- Stomatitis (inflammation of the oral mucosa)
- Pharyngitis (pharyngitis)
Leading symptoms of herpes labialis (cold sore; HSV-1):
- Grouped standing vesicles or erosions (superficial substance defects confined to the epidermis, without scarring) on the lips / corners of the mouth.
- Heal without scarring
Leading symptoms of genital herpes (genital herpes; HSV-2):
- Fever
- Swelling of the inguinal lymph nodes (concomitant inguinal/inguinal lymphadenitis).
- Erythema (reddening of the skin) with grouped, itchy-painful, serous (watery) vesicles and ulcers (ulceration) on the genitals
Note: With a maternal (maternal) primary infection in the last 4 weeks before birth, the neonatal risk of infection (of the newborn) is about 40-50%; in the first trimester (third trimester), the neonatal risk of infection is only 1%.
