A 23-year-old woman has sued a Portland nail salon after she claims a manicure left her with a virus that causes a sexually transmitted infection. The anonymous woman said she visited PDX Nails near ...

A man with a red and blistered pinky finger got an unexpected diagnosis from his doctor: His finger infection wasn't caused by bacteria, but rather by the herpes virus, which usually affects the ...

Herpetic whitlow can appear anywhere on the finger or thumb. But, it usually affects the fingertip, which explains why the woman got it after getting her manicure done. A routine manicure process for ...

Herpetic whitlow is a painful cutaneous infection that presents as a periungual blister that has the appearance of coalescent tapioca-like vesicles. These vesicles may become turbid and opaque-colored ...

(ALLTHEMOMS.com) - Anyone and everyone who has kissed a baby without asking the mom or dad’s permission: STOP IT. RIGHT. NOW. You’re not in trouble. I’m guilty of it, too. But it is seriously ...

Last week I discussed cold sores, which are due to one of the herpes simplex viruses. The case I discussed was of a child with not only an outbreak of cold sores on his lip and cheek, but also of a ...

Q: Recently, my left big toe swelled up, formed something like small blisters and itched and burned. The physician assistant diagnosed the problem as “herpetic whitlow.” She prescribed acyclovir to ...

A man with a red and blistered pinky finger got an unexpected diagnosis from his doctor: His finger infection wasn't caused by bacteria, but rather by the herpes virus, which usually affects the ...