Herpes

(her'-piz). An acute inflammatory affection, characterized by the development of groups of vesicles on a patch of inflamed skin or mucous membrane. H. catarrhal is, herpetic fever; a form of herpes accompanying the onset ' or crisis of acute febrile disorders, and frequently following a rigor, of which it may be the sole sequel. It is most common in spring and autumn. Its forms are H. facial is and H. pro genital is. H. circinatus. See Tinea circinata. H. circinatus bullosus. See Hyt droa her pet i for me. H. desquamans. See Tinea imbricata. H. esthiomenos. See Lupus . H. facial is, Herpes labia lis; Herpes febrilis; Hydroa febrile; an i acute, non-contagious, inflammatory disorder of the: skin that appears in the form of one or more groups of i vesicles. It is commonly called fever-blisters. Its usual i seats are the lips, angles of the mouth, and the face, 1 generally below the forehead. Owing to its relation I to digestive derangements the ulcers are often termed " dyspeptic ulcers." H. febrilis. See H. facial is. H. gestation is. See Hydroa her pet i for me. H. iris, a form of erythema in which a vesicle is seated on an erythematous base. It is usually seen on the backs of the hands and feet. H. labial is. See H. facial is. H. miliaris. Synonym of Eczema. H. phlyctenodes, Will an's name for Herpes zoster occurring elsewhere than on the trunk. H. preputial is. See H. enitalis. H. pro genital is, Herpes preputial is; a form of H simplex, in which vesicles occur upon the glans and prepuce, from the size of a pin's head to that of a small pea. They number from two or three to a dozen. The condition is most common in males. H.pyaemic us. See Impetigo her pet i form is. H. simplex. A synonym of H catarrhal is. H. tonsurans. See Tinea tonsurans. H. tonsurans maculosus. See Pityriasis rose a. H. zoster, Zoster; Zona; Shingles; Ignis sacer; an acute inflammatory disease of the skin, which consists of grouped vesicles on a reddened base, the lesions being distributed in relation to the course of the cutaneous nerves, and, as a rule, unilateral. They are usually seen in the course of the intercostal nerves, but may follow the course of any nerve. The outbreak of the eruption is usually preceded by severe neuralgic pain. The condition occurs most frequently in young people and in the autumn and spring of the year. H. z. ophthalmic us, following the course of the ophthalmic nerve.