Focusing on the alleged multiple vesicles in the initial stage, we suspected herpetic whitlow instead of cellulitis. The patient denied any paediatric habit such as thumb sucking, but he had a recent history of hand, foot and mouth disease which had subsided two weeks prior to the visit. ...
While these vesicles are present, herpetic whitlow is extremely contagious. About 2 weeks after vesicles first appear, a crust forms over them. This signals
whitlowContext: Herpetic whitlow is caused by herpes virus (type1 or 2) during primary infection or as result of autoinoculation. Commonly, it is caused by HSV-2 in adults with positive history for genital infection.Case Description: We report the case of a 44-year-old woman that cameto...
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