Multiple herpetic whitlows at the later crusted phase of their evolution
Keywords: Crusted phase, Crusts, Hand, Hemorrhagic discharge, Herpes simplex virus, Lateral finger, Multiple digits, Nail fold, Oedema, Paronychia, Pustules, Seropurulent vesicular fluid, Skin of colour, Ulceration
Herpetic whitlow is a painful viral cutaneous infection that usually affects the distal fingers or thumbs, and occasionally the toes. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or 2, and can be vesicular or pustular in nature.
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