Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Alternative diagnoses for herpes simplex virus disease include:

• Aphthous stomatitis
• Behcet syndrome
• Candidiasis
• Chancroid
• Granuloma inguinale
• Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
• Herpes zoster
• Impetigo
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Syphilis
• Varicella