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2. Herpetic whitlow - Wikipedia

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   Occasionally infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle. Herpes whitlow can be caused by infection by HSV-1 or HSV-2. [1] HSV-1 whitlow is often contracted by health care workers that come in contact with the virus; it is most commonly contracted by dental workers and medical workers exposed to oral secretions.

3. Mees' lines - Wikipedia

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   Mees' lines can look similar to injury to the nail, which should not be confused with true Mees' lines. [1] Mees' lines appear after an episode of poisoning with arsenic, [2] thallium or other heavy metals or selenium, [3] opioid MT-45, and can also appear if the subject is suffering from kidney failure. [4] They have been observed in ...

4. Incurable, 'highly contagious' STD affects nearly 900 million ...

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   HSV, or genital herpes, has affected millions of people around the world. Researchers and experts weigh in on the risks and developing treatments of the high-burden sexually transmitted infection.

5. Hutchinson's sign - Wikipedia

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   This is a nail fold pigmentation which then widens progressively to produce a triangular pigmented macule with associated nail dystrophy. Hyperpigmentation of the nail bed and matrix may reflect through the "transparent" nailfolds simulating Hutchinson's sign. [4] Hutchinson's triad - pattern of presentation of congenital syphilis.

6. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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   White lines across the nail (leukonychia striata, or transverse leukonychia) may be Mees' lines or Muehrcke's lines. Small white patches are known as leukonychia punctata. Dark nails are associated with B 12 deficiency. Stains of the nail plate (not the nail bed) are associated with smoking and henna use.

7. Aciclovir - Wikipedia

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   Aciclovir is used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus infections, including: [3] [15] [16] Genital herpes simplex (treatment and prevention) Neonatal herpes simplex; Herpes simplex labialis ; Shingles; Acute chickenpox in immunocompromised patients; Herpes simplex encephalitis