Recurrent primary paediatric herpetic whitlow of the big toe
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Herpetic whitlow of the toe.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common pathogen that can infect any cutaneous or mucocutaneous site. Although the most common types of primary infections are gingivostomatitis and genital herpes, l infection of the finger is also frequently reported. In 1909 Adamson published the first report of herpetic infections of the hand.2 The term herpetic whitlow was first applied by Stern in his 1959 d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008598