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Herpetic whitlow

MedGen UID:
509122
•Concept ID:
C0153042
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Herpes simplex whitlow; Herpetic felon; herpetic felon; Herpetic Whitlow; herpetic whitlow; Simplexvirus caused paronychia (disease); Simplexvirus paronychia (disease)
SNOMED CT: Herpes simplex whitlow (43891009); Herpetic whitlow (43891009); Herpetic felon (43891009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004616

Definition

A painful blister of the periungual skin that is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHerpetic whitlow

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bacterial and viral infections of the nail unit: Tips for diagnosis and management.
Iorizzo M, Pasch MC
Hand Surg Rehabil 2024 Apr;43S:101502. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2022.11.006. PMID: 36427761
Nail disorders in children: diagnosis and management.
Richert B, André J
Am J Clin Dermatol 2011 Apr 1;12(2):101-12. doi: 10.2165/11537110-000000000-00000. PMID: 21348541
Management of non-genital herpes simplex virus infections in immunocompetent patients.
Leigh IM
Am J Med 1988 Aug 29;85(2A):34-8. PMID: 3044090

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The herpetic whitlow.
Rubright JH, Shafritz AB
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Feb;36(2):340-2. Epub 2010 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.10.014. PMID: 21186084
Nongenital herpes simplex virus.
Usatine RP, Tinitigan R
Am Fam Physician 2010 Nov 1;82(9):1075-82. PMID: 21121552
Common acute hand infections.
Clark DC
Am Fam Physician 2003 Dec 1;68(11):2167-76. PMID: 14677662
Viral infections.
Fowler JR
Hand Clin 1989 Nov;5(4):613-27. PMID: 2553755
Herpetic whitlow.
Giacobetti R
Int J Dermatol 1979 Jan-Feb;18(1):55-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb01913.x. PMID: 216646

Diagnosis

Self-inflicted herpetic whitlow.
Arora R, Chattopadhyay S, Agrawal S, Chatterjee S
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Apr 12;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201817. PMID: 24729108Free PMC Article
Hand infections.
Franko OI, Abrams RA
Orthop Clin North Am 2013 Oct;44(4):625-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.06.014. PMID: 24095077
Herpetic whitlow.
Murthy SC, Shetty S
Indian Pediatr 2011 Aug;48(8):665. doi: 10.1007/s13312-011-0100-3. PMID: 21918289
Herpetic whitlow.
Wu IB, Schwartz RA
Cutis 2007 Mar;79(3):193-6. PMID: 17674583
Viral infections.
Fowler JR
Hand Clin 1989 Nov;5(4):613-27. PMID: 2553755

Therapy

Herpetic whitlow.
Hoff NP, Gerber PA
CMAJ 2012 Nov 20;184(17):E924. Epub 2012 Apr 30 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111741. PMID: 22546886Free PMC Article
Herpetic whitlow.
Murthy SC, Shetty S
Indian Pediatr 2011 Aug;48(8):665. doi: 10.1007/s13312-011-0100-3. PMID: 21918289
The herpetic whitlow.
Rubright JH, Shafritz AB
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Feb;36(2):340-2. Epub 2010 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.10.014. PMID: 21186084
Common acute hand infections.
Clark DC
Am Fam Physician 2003 Dec 1;68(11):2167-76. PMID: 14677662
Multiple herpetic whitlow lesions in a 4-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature.
Szinnai G, Schaad UB, Heininger U
Eur J Pediatr 2001 Sep;160(9):528-33. doi: 10.1007/s004310100800. PMID: 11585074

Prognosis

Herpetic whitlow in the course of combined immunosuppression.
Batista B, Escária S, Almeida FM, Fernandes V, Moraes-Fontes MF
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020 Aug 1;59(8):1817. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez643. PMID: 31865394
The herpetic whitlow.
Rubright JH, Shafritz AB
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Feb;36(2):340-2. Epub 2010 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.10.014. PMID: 21186084
Herpetic whitlow infection in a general pediatrician--an occupational hazard.
Avitzur Y, Amir J
Infection 2002 Aug;30(4):234-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-002-2155-5. PMID: 12236568
Treatment of mucocutaneous presentations of herpes simplex virus infections.
Nikkels AF, Pièrard GE
Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3(7):475-87. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200203070-00004. PMID: 12180895
Herpetic whitlow: an infectious occupational hazard.
Jones JG
J Occup Med 1985 Oct;27(10):725-8. PMID: 2933494

Clinical prediction guides

The Early Report of Herpetic Whitlow by Bahal-Dawlah Razi in 15th Century CE.
Soleymani S, Tajik N, Karimi M, Zargaran A
Infez Med 2020 Sep 1;28(3):450-452. PMID: 32920583
Latex and vinyl examination gloves. Quality control procedures and implications for health care workers.
Kotilainen HR, Brinker JP, Avato JL, Gantz NM
Arch Intern Med 1989 Dec;149(12):2749-53. doi: 10.1001/archinte.149.12.2749. PMID: 2556979
Infection control of herpes simplex virus infections in obstetrics and gynecology.
Gibbs RS
J Reprod Med 1986 May;31(5 Suppl):395-8. PMID: 3723483
Herpetic whitlow: herpetic infections of the digits.
Louis DS, Silva J Jr
J Hand Surg Am 1979 Jan;4(1):90-4. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(79)80113-6. PMID: 759512
Primary and recurrent herpetic whitlow.
Chang TW, Gorbach SL
Int J Dermatol 1977 Nov;16(9):752-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1977.tb01896.x. PMID: 144709

Recent systematic reviews

Bacterial and viral infections of the nail unit: Tips for diagnosis and management.
Iorizzo M, Pasch MC
Hand Surg Rehabil 2024 Apr;43S:101502. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2022.11.006. PMID: 36427761

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