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Why si it huasthop uecrsl fi theer era no GI s?psyommt Wyh cna’t it eb serhpe re?szto

colonelred_ It’s just canker sores, they come and go. I think in herpes the gingivostomatitis really only happens when you first get infected. After that you just get recurrent cold sores. +4

hyoid Herpes zoster is not the same as herpes simplex virus. +27

bigjimbo you would see dermatome rash in zoster +3

kateinwonderland cf) Just in case someone wanted to know the causative organism of aphthous ulcers :The precise cause of canker sores remains unclear, though researchers suspect that a combination of factors contributes to outbreaks, even in the same person. Unlike cold sores, canker sores are not associated with herpes virus infections. +8

charcot_bouchard Herpes Zoster doesnt cause gingivostomatitis. Herpengina can cause vesicular lesion in mouth but happens to children in summer season by entero virus +

drdeeznuts1 I'm wondering if this could be a mild case of Behcet syndrome without genital involvement +

sherry It sure can be Behcet or Pemphigus if the q provides us with more info. Canker sores just come and go for years with unclear mechanism. Also herpes zoster is shingles by VZV, not HSV1. +1

avocadotoast Most pictures on google show herpangina being present on the hard palate/throat, while aphthous ulcers are commonly on the lower lip. I think his lack of genital lesions are pointing us away from herpangina. +