The Treatment of Herpetic Whitlow—A New Surgical Concept

Polayes, Irving M.; Arons, Marvin S.

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“…The symptoms of herpetic whitlow have been described in great detail [15,18,20,25,27,31,39]. Brie¯y, pain and burning occur after an incubation period of 2 to 20 days, followed by local swelling, erythema and one or more, small, tender, in¯ammatory vesicles.…”

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“…Importantly, incision of vesicles should be avoided (see above) whereas a careful needle puncture of a vesicle for analysis of the¯uid will help to establish the diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction or culture [4,6,15,20,31,33,37,39]. Because of its limited sensitivity (55%±68%), the classical Tzanck test is no longer recommended [2].…”

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Multiple herpetic whitlow lesions in a 4-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature

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Multiple herpetic whitlow lesions in a 4-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature

2001

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“…Treatment of herpetic whitlow is mainly symptomatic [17,24]. Topical idoxuridine might reduce the duration of the infection, but its exact role in treatment is not clear [17,25].…”

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Herpetic Whitlow Infection in a General Pediatrician - An Occupational Hazard

Avitzur

Amir

2002

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Herpetic whitlow is a well-known occupational hazard for medical staff. It has been reported to affect mainly workers in intensive care units who come into close contact with oral secretions. We report herpetic whitlow infection in a general pediatrician in order to increase the awareness to this infectious occupational hazard that might occur in any health care worker who deals with oral secretions. A 35-year-old male general pediatrician sustained a minor knife cut in his finger and 5 days later he developed herpetic whitlow. He was treated with acyclovir with gradual improvement. We review the clinical course, complications and treatment of herpetic whitlow. The source of the infection in the present case was unknown, but it probably derived from oral secretions of children with unrecognized infection. Simple measures like wearing gloves during oral examination will avoid unnecessary morbidity in medical staff.

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Herpetic Whitlow

Feder¹

1983

Am J Dis Child

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The Treatment of Herpetic Whitlow—A New Surgical Concept

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Multiple herpetic whitlow lesions in a 4-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature

Multiple herpetic whitlow lesions in a 4-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature

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