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Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis in Mice, a Model for Studying Human HSK
Published on: December 18, 2012
[The role of local immunity in chronic recurrent intraoral herpes]
Abstract:
Chronic recurrent herpetic stomatitis is an acute infectious disease caused by various types of herpes simplex virus. Patients showed various manifestations of immunodeficiency indicating that herpes infection as a disease of immune system. Our results confirm the influence of herpes on the state of the local immunity of the oral cavity. The correlation of the severity of chronic recurrent herpes sores and the amount of virus excreted allows determining the expected duration of the disease and treatment time.
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