A herpetic whitlow is a lesion (whitlow) on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is a painful infection that typically affects the fingers or thumbs. Occasionally infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle.
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) iyasabalala futhi ivame ukusabalala ngesikhathi sobuntwana ngokuthintana ngqo ngokomzimba. Ngokuvamile ithinta umlomo (HSV‑1) noma izitho zangasese (HSV‑2). Ezimweni ezingavamile, ingasakazekela eminweni, ibangele ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, ububomvu, namabhamuza, aziwa ngokuthi 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.
Intombazane eneminyaka eyodwa ubudala ilaliswe esibhedlela ngemva kokuba nemfiva izinsuku ezine, ibomvu futhi ivuvukale komunye weminwe yayo. Ukuhlolwa kwesilonda somlomo kwaqinisekisa ukuba khona kwegciwane le-herpes simplex uhlobo 1, okuholela ekuxilongweni kwe-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.
I-Herpetic Whitlow (herpetic whitlow) ingabangelwa ukutheleleka nge-HSV-1 noma i-HSV-2. I-HSV-1 whitlow ivame ukutholakala kubasebenzi bezempilo abahlangana negciwane; ngokuvamile kutholakala kubasebenzi bamazinyo kanye nabasebenzi bezokwelapha abachayeka ekusithekeni komlomo. Kuvame ukubonwa ezinganeni ezincela izithupha ezine-HSV-1 ukutheleleka ngomlomo, nakubantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-20 kuya kwengama-30 kulandela ukuthintana nezitho zangasese ezinegciwane le-HSV-2.
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