Whitlow, Herpes Simplex Virus Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

whitlow Herpes simplex virus infection

Body Site

thumb finger

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

Organization

Color

yellow

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 9-year-old girl with oral vesicles and erosions developed a painful bullae on the top of her left thumb. The lesion cleared within a week of starting oral acyclovir. She also admitted to picking and biting her cuticles.

Description

1.5 cm bullae resulting from confluent vesicles

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9/20/2004 22:35:57

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