Having herpetic whitlow means that you have an infection on your fingers or around your fingernails. It is caused by a virus called herpes simplex (HSV). Other names of this disease include digital herpes simplex, hand herpes and finger herpes. The lesions caused by the herpes virus are very painful, especially when ulcerated or ruptured.
Most cases of herpetic whitlow result from herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), which causes 60% of infections, while the remaining 40% is from herpes simplex vir
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