Giant cutaneous herpes simplex with an atypical location in a woman with asthma receiving corticosteroids

A 28-year-old asthmatic patient on short-acting inhaled b2-agonists on request, with the notion of taking oral corticosteroids by self-medication at the time of the attacks.She was consulted for liquid lesions on the face that had been evolving for three days with a tingling sensation not preceded by the application of a topical.The patient had a history of herpes labialis.