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KMID : 0363220090470010098
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009 Volume.47 No. 1 p.98 ~ p.100
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A Case of Herpetic Whitlow
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Hwang Seon-Wook
Hong Soon-Kwon
Cho Kyung-Jong
Seo Jong-Keun
Kim Ji-Yeon
Sung Ho-Suk
Lee Deborah
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Abstract
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Herpetic whitlow is a painful cutaneous infection that occurs on the fingers and toes, and it is caused by herpes
simplex virus (HSV)-1 or -2. It is correlated with the immunocompromised state of patients or with occupations that
are in frequent contact with the secretions or mucous membranes infected by HSV. We present here a 29-year-old
woman who was referred to our department with recurrent vesicles and ulcerative lesion of the right 3rd finger. She
was immunocompetent and did not have any occupational hazard of herpetic whitlow. We made the diagnosis of
herpetic whitlow by the clinical features and the histopathologic examinations. In addition, we used polymerase
chain reaction assay to detect the type of HSV and we confirmed she suffered with herpetic whitlow that was
caused by HSV-2.
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KEYWORD
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Finger, Herpetic whitlow
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