Herpetic whitlow, or whitlow finger, is a painful infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It forms when a type of HSV enters the skin around the finger, leading to redness, soreness, and ...

Cold sores are most at home on the mouth, but they’re also known to pop up in other places now and again. Fortunately for anyone who has ever worried about getting a cold sore on the hand, sexual ...

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 ...

The main cause of herpetic whitlow is herpes simplex virus. The skin around the fingernail is mostly affected which of course is through the penetration of the virus — HSV. Anyone can have whitlow ...

Hand infections can result in significant morbidity if not appropriately diagnosed and treated. Host factors, location, and circumstances of the infection are important guides to initial treatment ...

Gingivostomatitis and orolabial HSV-1 infections. Gin gi vostomatitis, or herpes labialis, is the clinical consequence of HSV-1 infections that is most commonly seen in children and young adults ...

A previously healthy 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 9-day history of pain, erythema and blistering of the right thumb (Figure 1A) with lymphangitic streaking up the ...

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 ...

Anyone and everyone who has kissed a baby without asking the mom or dad's permission: STOP IT. RIGHT. NOW. But it is seriously dangerous. And if you don't believe me, I'm pretty sure this story and ...

PRIMARY infection with herpes simplex is not generally manifested by disease. As a result outbreaks of illness due to this agent have not been commonly observed. Small epidemics of eczema herpeticum ...

A14-month-old child presented to our dermatology clinic with a 2-week history of painful swelling of the right forefinger and a painful mouth ulcer (Figure 1). She had been seen three times at the ...