“疱疹”一词来源于古希腊医学,意为皮疹。以后许多年中,其含义已扩大,包括丹毒、湿疹、皮真菌病和真狼疮等疾病。本世纪初期,才确认单纯疱疹为一种特殊临床型的病毒性疾病。目前已知疱疹病毒科包括人疱疹病毒,即单纯疱疹病毒1型(HSV-1)和2型(HSV-2)、水痘带状疱疹病毒(VZV)、巨细胞病毒(CMV)和EB病毒(EBV)。本文对人类疱疹病毒感染较常见的临床表现作一综述。 The word “herpes” comes from ancient Greek medicine, meaning a rash. Many years later, its meaning has expanded, including erysipelas, eczema, dermatophytosis and other diseases such as true lupus. Early this century, herpes simplex was identified as a special clinical type of viral disease. Herpesvirus families are currently known to include human herpesviruses, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus EBV). This article reviews the more common clinical manifestations of human herpes virus infections.