Key references: Herpes simplex virus infections

Better Health Channel. Cold sores [fact sheet]. 2017. Accessed August 2021. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cold-sores
Chen F, Xu H, Liu J, Cui Y, Luo X, Zhou Y, et al. Efficacy and safety of nucleoside antiviral drugs for treatment of recurrent herpes labialis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Oral Pathol Med 2017;46(8):561-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27935123
Chi CC, Wang SH, Delamere FM, Wojnarowska F, Peters MC, Kanjirath PP. Interventions for prevention of herpes simplex labialis (cold sores on the lips). Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015;(8):CD010095. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26252373
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH). Clinical Practice Guidelines: HSV Gingivostomatitis. Melbourne: RCH; 2020. Accessed August 2021. https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/HSV_Gingivostomatitis/
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH). Herpes simplex gingivostomatitis [fact sheet]. 2018. Accessed August 2021. https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Herpes_simplex_gingivostomatitis/
Wollenberg A, Wetzel S, Burgdorf WH, Haas J. Viral infections in atopic dermatitis: pathogenic aspects and clinical management. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;112(4):667-74. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14564342