How to treat oral herpes in children

Herpes stomatitis occurs most often in children, and is more common in infants and young children. Oral herpes includes oral herpes simplex, oral herpes zoster, and hand, foot, and mouth disease. Regardless of what virus causes herpes virus infection, the treatment is similar, including the following: 1. Pay attention to oral hygiene, keep the mouth clean, use 10% silver nitrate applied to the affected area, oral vitamin C, B, active antiviral therapy, symptomatic treatment; 2. The main points of pediatric viral oral herpes home care include the following: (1) the acute phase is mostly symptomatic treatment, such as antipyretic, sedation, local available herpes net ointment or oral mucosa spray watermelon cream; (2) keep the oral cavity clean, feed water regularly, diet with liquid or semi-liquid is appropriate to reduce stimulation; (3) appropriate supplementation of vitamin B2, with secondary infection can choose antibiotics.