A female patient is seen for a new onset of blisters on the labia majora. The nurse realizes that this patient is experiencing which health issue?
1. a drug reaction
2. first episode of a herpes virus infection
3. prodromal symptoms of the herpes virus
4. latency period of the herpes virus infection
Correct Answer: 2
The first outbreak of herpes lesions is called first episode infection, and has an average duration of 12 days. The latency period is a time, during which time the person remains infectious even though no symptoms are present. Prodromal symptoms of recurrent outbreaks of genital herpes can include burning, itching, tingling, or throbbing at the sites where lesions commonly appear. Lesions of the type described are not commonly associated with drug reactions.
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