Herpetic whitlowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetic_whitlow
Herpetic whitlow ni kidonda kwenye kidole au vidole gumba kinachosababishwa na virusi vya herpes simplex. Ni maambukizo yenye uchungu ambayo kwa kawaida huathiri vidole.

Herpetic whitlow inaweza kusababishwa na maambukizi ya HSV-1 au HSV-2. HSV-1 whitlow mara nyingi husababishwa na wafanyikazi wa afya ambao wanagusa virusi, hasa wafanyikazi wa meno na wale wa huduma za afya walio katika mazingira ya maambukizo ya mdomo. Pia mara nyingi husababishwa kwa watoto wanaogusa vidole gumba baada ya maambukizo ya HSV-1 katika kinywa, na kwa watu wazima wenye umri wa miaka 20 hadi 30 ambao wanashiriki katika mawasiliano ya ngono yenye maambukizo ya HSV-2.

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  • Herpetic whitlow ― Maambukizi ya Herpes simplex kwenye vidole ni ya kawaida zaidi kwa watoto wadogo kuliko kwa watu wazima.
  • Picha inaonyesha Herpetic whitlow iliyovimba.
References Herpetic Whitlow 29494001 
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) imeenea na mara nyingi husambaa wakati wa utoto kupitia mguso wa moja kwa moja wa mwili. Kwa kawaida huathiri mdomo (HSV-1) au sehemu za siri (HSV-2). Katika hali nadra, inaweza kuenea hadi kwenye vidole, ikisababisha maumivu, uvimbe, uwekundu, na malengelenge, yanayojulikana kama herpetic whitlow.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is common and is most often transmitted in childhood through direct physical contact. The most common infectious sites are oral mucosa (HSV-1) or genital mucosa (HSV-2). Rarely, the infection may be spread to the distal phalanx via direct inoculation and cause pain, swelling, erythema, and vesicles in an entity known as herpetic whitlow.
 Herpetic Whitlow - Case reports 29414271
Msichana mwenye umri wa mwaka mmoja alilazwa hospitalini baada ya kupata homa kwa siku nne, uwekundu, na uvimbe kwenye kidole kimoja. Uchunguzi wa kidonda cha mdomo ulithibitisha uwepo wa virusi vya herpes simplex aina ya 1, na kupelekea utambuzi wa herpetic whitlow.
A one-year-old girl was hospitalized after experiencing four days of fever, redness, and swelling in one of her fingers. Tests on a mouth sore confirmed the presence of herpes simplex virus type 1, leading to a diagnosis of herpetic whitlow.