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Preferred term

Herpes Simplex  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

Note

  • note Cat C; caused by Simplexvirus (also called Herpes simplex virus & Herpesvirus hominis)

Scope note

  • A group of acute infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 that is characterized by the development of one or more small fluid-filled vesicles with a raised erythematous base on the skin or mucous membrane. It occurs as a primary infection or recurs due to a reactivation of a latent infection. (Dorland, 27th ed.)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • eczema herpeticum
  • herpes simplex
  • herpesekseema
  • herpesihottuma
  • herpesihottumat
  • herpesrakkula
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006561

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