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Whitlow is a very painful and infectious viral infection of the thumb and | Whitlow is a very painful and infectious viral infection of the thumb and fingertips. Rarely, it infects the toes and nail cuticle. It is a self-limiting disease and it is of two types - Herpetic Whitlow and Melanotic Whitlow. Herpetic whitlow is more prevalent of the two. | ||
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process == | == is more prevalent of the two.Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process == | ||
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Top Contributors - Kehinde Fatola, Joao Costa, Shaimaa Eldib and Temitope Olowoyeye
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Whitlow is a very painful and infectious viral infection of the thumb and fingertips. Rarely, it infects the toes and nail cuticle. It is a self-limiting disease and it is of two types - Herpetic Whitlow and Melanotic Whitlow. Herpetic whitlow is more prevalent of the two.
is more prevalent of the two.Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process[edit | edit source]
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Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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