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Vesicle-Bullous Lesions, :, Source dental and oral pathology for the…

- - - - Ocular Herpes
        Usually cased by autoinculation. Relatively rare. This is very serious and can result in blindness.
      - Herpetic Whitlow
        this infection occurs on the terminal segment of a finger. Healthcare workers are so acceptable especially when working in the mouth. The HSV causing herpetic Whitlow can be transferred and cause infection to other areas of the body such as mouth nose and eyes
      - Herpes Simples Virus and Genital
        this form of herpes transmitted in general secretions. The practice of oral sex and the patient population has increased the likelihood of transmission of HSV to both the oral and genital tissue areas.
      - Secondary Varicella
        -etiology-shingles is caused by reactivation of the latent varicella virus
        -method of transmission-there is no method of transmission other than that which caused the primary infection
        -characteristic— sensory nerve affected in the head, neck, and trunk as a vesicular rash that is extremely painful. The vesicles are single, 124 mm in size that rupture to become shallow ulcerations
        The vesicles are single, 1 to 4 mm in size that rupture to become shallow ulcerations
        -Dental Implications-careful assessment is needed. Shingles is a self limiting condition and should resolve in 2 to 3 weeks.
        -Treatment and prognosis-treatment and prognosisRoutinely, patients are seen by they are physicians for treatment. Topical agents such as patches are sometimes recommended for skin lesions depending upon the severity of pain. The vaccine for varicella is the prime way of avoiding chickenpox and also shingles later in life.
- - - - Bullous Pemphigoid
        -etiology-auto immune disease
        -characteristics-cutaneous bullae develop slowly and may last for weeks to months before breaking, they are by creating painful red patches and ulcerated lesion. Oral lesions are similar in appearance to those of mucosas membrane pemphigoid
        -treatment and prognosis- systemic corticosteroids alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents are required. Remission is common after 2 to 3 years however it can be a chronic disorder for some patients. The disease is really Fatal.