Herpetic whitlow in a child with AIDS: the importance of Tzanck test in the diagnosis
Abstract Herpetic whitlow is a viral infection of the fingers caused by the herpes simplex virus. The disease has a bimodal age distribution, affecting children under 10 years of age and young adults between 20 and 30 years old. It can be easily mistaken for panaritium or bacterial cellulitis. In pa...
Autors principals: | Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Mariana de Almeida Pinto Borges, Luciana Ferreira de Araújo, Carlos José Martins |
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Format: | Article |
Idioma: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2021-08-01
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Col·lecció: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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Accés en línia: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000400477&tlng=en |
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