In the oral cavity, the hard palate, tongue and buccal mucosa are most commonly affected. The differential diagnosis includes aphthous stomatitis, varicella, HSV infection and herpangina.

It occurs when the varicella-zoster virus reactivates along your facial nerve pathway. Symptoms include: Painful rash in or ...

We administered live attenuated varicella vaccine to 187 healthy adults seronegative to varicella-zoster virus (VZV); 176 have been followed at least 2 mos. 121/176 (69%) received 2 doses about 3 ...