[The incidence of acute herpetic stomatitis in children in the Carpathian area].

In the city of Chernovtsy the incidence of acute herpetic stomatitis (AHS) was 8.7%, in Ternopol 9.8% and in Lvov 5.7% of a total of children patients primarily referring to dentists. An age group of 1 to 3 years was most numerous. The increasing incidence of AHS requires preventive measures among which information of population is of a principal value.