BE STD FREE!
HERPES SIMPLEX INFECTION-commonly produce the familiar herpes labialis
Signs and Symptoms:
- Prodromal period - soreness, burning sensation, swelling in area where lesions will develop
- Small vesicles appear in the mucocutaneous junction of the lips or adjacent skin, single or clustered, may erupt on the lips, tongue, the cheeks and the pharynx
- Vesicles rupture- ulceration fuse together in form larger weeping ulcer and last 7-14 days
Nursing Measure:
- increase fluid intake
- encouraged to eat nutritious foods
- encouraged to drink enough fruit juices that are rich in Vitamin C-increase resistance to infection
- proper disposal of used tissue and other material used for the ruptured blisters
- advise regular and oral hygiene to make patient feel comfortable
- carry out prescribe medications intelligently.
Source: medical -Surgical Nursing Books
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