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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Based on the patient’s history, physical examination, and laboratory tests, which one of the following is the correct diagnosis? A. Pompholyx. B.

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) leads to distinctive symptoms when it infects different parts of the body. The most common sites of infection include the skin and mucous membranes of the face. This is ...

Q. Recently, my left big toe swelled up, formed something like small blisters and itched and burned. I knew this wasn’t normal, so I went to the doctor. The physician’s assistant diagnosed the problem ...

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 ...