Stomatitis - herpetic
Herpetic stomatitis can be treated with the acyclovir family of antiviral medications.
While the mouth is very sore, the child should be put on a mostly liquid diet of cool-to-cold, nonacidic drinks.
An oral topical anesthetic (viscous lidocaine) is available for severe pain, but it must be used with care because the anesthetic deadens all feeling. It may interfere with swallowing, and can possibly cause the child to burn the...
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