Most often seen in adults.
Predisposing factors.
More triggering stimuli, including sunlight, local mechanical injury, fever, cold.
Excessive tension and exertion, etc.
Oral and lip manifestations.
Skin damage manifestations always begin with blistering, often in multiple clusters, with single ones being relatively rare.
When the damage recurs, it is always in the location of the original episode or close to the location of the original episode.
Typical clinical presentation.
Most patients have no prodromal symptoms or only mild fatigue and discomfort, with burning pain, itching, and tightness in the lesion area.
This is followed by the appearance of clusters of small blisters surrounded by erythema.
The blisters break down and form a crust.
In case of secondary infection, small pustules may appear on the lesion and the course of the disease is prolonged.
Recurrent herpes labialis heals without scarring and may have hyperpigmentation.