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Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 65-year-old patient
J M Gandara-Rey1, J L Pacheco-Martins, P Gandara-Vila
1Facultad de Medicina y Odontologia. Rua Entrerrios, s/n. 15705 Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
Medicina Oral : Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Espanola De Medicina Oral Y De La Academia Iberoamericana De Patologia Y Medicina Bucal
|May 2, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in a 65 years old patient. Age of onset for this disease is typically 1-5 years, though it may also arise in adolescents and young adults; it is rare in children of less than 6 months, as well as in adults more than 40 years old. Our case is thus, unusual in view of the patient's age. We discuss criteria for diagnosis in cases of this type.