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Topical and Systemic Therapeutic Approaches in the Treatment of Oral Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: A Systematic Review. — SAQ
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A patient presents with features suggestive of topical and systemic therapeutic approaches in the treatment of oral herpes simplex virus infection: a systematic review.. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes lifelong mucocutaneous infection through HSV-1 (predominantly orolabial) and HSV-2 (predominantly genital), with latency in sensory ganglia and recurrent reactivation...
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a) What is the most likely diagnosis and what clinical features support it? (2 marks)
b) What investigations would you arrange to confirm the diagnosis? (3 marks)
c) Outline your management plan for this patient. (3 marks)
d) What are the key complications and prognostic factors? (2 marks)