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...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Mariana de Almeida Pinto Borges, Luciana Ferreira de Araújo, Carlos José Martins
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:English
منشور في: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2021-08-01
سلاسل:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000400477&tlng=en