Herpes labialis

Types

There are several types of virus that can cause:

• herpes simplex skin;
• mucous membranes;
• genital herpes;
• herpes zoster (the same causative agent — varicella zoster — causes the development of chickenpox).

How can you get herpes simplex?

It is possible to become infected with herpes from a sick person or from a person who is a carrier of the virus, through saliva, during sexual contact, during medical procedures (including cosmetic ones), as well as during contact with a patient with chickenpox or herpes zoster. In carriers of the virus, the disease may not appear at all throughout their lives, and only 5% of people on our planet are not infected with this virus. Recurrences of herpes can occur after stress, medical procedures, when immunity decreases after various diseases, when the climate changes.

Herpes zoster of smooth skin

Herpes zoster can be provoked by various diseases, after which immunity falls. Very often, the virus makes itself known after a person has been exposed to the virus. Herpes simplex is most often manifested by small blisters on the lips, which often burn, itch or hurt, while herpes zoster is manifested by blisters, redness and papules along the course of the nerves, most often intercostal, and is accompanied by excruciating pain and itching.

Treatment of herpes

Treatment of herpes can be both local and systemic. Antiviral creams and ointments should be applied to the rash when you feel tingling or itching even before the rash appears. Ointments and creams can be used for herpes in pregnant women. Antiviral drugs can be used before a predicted relapse, for example, a few days before medical cosmetic procedures. Analgesics are used for pain in shingles. Dermatologists of our clinic will select the optimal and correct treatment for you and provide recommendations on preventing the development of new recurrences of herpes.