Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions (B00-B09)»Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections (B00)

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Herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

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Herpes Simplex37 drugs (20 approved, 17 experimental)

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.)