The problem of life quolity in patients with herpetic lesion of the face and oral cavity mucosa
The quality of life in medicine includes a set of physical, psychological, emotional and social functioning of a person based on his subjective perception. The appearance of herpetic lesions in a functionally and aesthetically important zone has a significant effect on the quality of life of such patients and makes this problem not only medical, but also social. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of herpetic damage of the facial skin and oral mucosa on the quality of life of patients. The study involved 175 patients with herpes simplex of skin (B00.10, ICD-10, 1997), herpes simplex of lips (B00.11), herpetic gingivostomatitis (B00.2X) between September 2011 and July 2018. For quality assessment of patients, a specialized validated questionnaire for the quality of life "Oral health impact profile” (OHIP-49 RU) (Gileva OS, 2009) was used. In case of recurrence of herpes simplex of the face, lip, herpetic gingivostomatitis, the quality of life decreased by 46.6% (the quality of life index was 91.3 ± 8.1 points) on the vesicular and erosive stage; by 21.6% (42.4 ± 3.1, respectively) at the crust stage. During the remission, the quality of life in such patients does not reach its maximum and was only 96.6% (the quality of life index is 6.7 ± 0.8 points), which is associated with a number of restrictions in daily life.