Symptoms of cold sores

First cold sore attack

• Most of the time (90% of cases): no symptoms;
• If there are symptoms, these are often pronounced, especially in the young child. lips and all the lining of the mouth can be reached, to the point where the child may have difficulty swallowing. We are talking about acute gingivostomia. Often a high fever is present. Spontaneous healing of lesions may take up to 14 days.

Recurrences

The recurrences correspond to the virus reactivation, which causes the appearance of a herpes pimple on the lip.

• Recurrences are often preceded by the following symptoms: a tingling, itching, burning, swelling, or numbness on the edges of the lips. a general discomfort (fatigue, fever) may occur;
• From a few hours to 1 day later, a set of small red vesicles and painful appear. Filled with liquid, they eventually burst, then they form a crust.