Template:HSV-1 standard diagnosis
- Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical exam
- Available laboratory studies (not required for diagnosis)[1]:
- Viral culture (gold standard)
- Direct immunofluorescence
- Tzanck smear (poor specificity)
- ↑ Mohan RPS, Verma S, Singh U, Agarwal N. Acute primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. BMJ Case Reports. 2013;2013:bcr2013200074. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-200074.