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Herpetic Whitlow

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Herpetic Whitlow Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have herpetic whitlow and any of the following:

Pus draining from the fingertip
Red streaks in the skin that spread toward the wrist
Pain in the finger joint
Swelling of a finger joint
Worsening finger redness
Worsening finger pain
Worsening finger swelling

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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Herpetic Whitlow References:

Clark DC. Common acute hand infections. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Dec 1;68(11):2167-76.
Ney AC, English JC 3rd, Greer KE. Coexistent infections on a child's distal phalanx: blistering dactylitis and herpetic whitlow. Cutis. 2002 Jan;69(1):46-8.