A Case Report of Herpetic Whitlow with Positive Kanavel's Cardinal Signs: A Diagnostic and Treatment Difficulty

Herpetic whitlow is an acute viral infection of the hand caused by either herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 or 2. Its characteristic findings are significant pain and erythema with overlying nonpurulent vesicles. The differential diagnosis includes flexor tenosynovitis. We present a case of recurrent inf...

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Autores principales: Brkljac, Milos, Bitar, Samer, Naqui, Zafar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25436164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/906487

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25436164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/906487

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