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A whitlow or felon is an infection of the tip of the finger. [1] [2] [a] Herpetic whitlow and melanotic whitlow (subungual melanoma) are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term felon. A felon is an "extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertip". [6]
Treatment is with oral antibiotics. [16] Whitlow or felon is a subcutaneous infection of the digital pulp space. The area becomes warm, red, tense, and very painful due to the confinement of the infection, creating pressure in the individual compartments created by the septa of the finger pad.
A herpetic whitlow is a herpes lesion , typically on a finger or thumb, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). 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]
Common causes include localized infection, minor injury to the matrix bed, or severe systemic illness. It is sometimes a side effect of chemotherapy or x-ray treatments for cancer. A new nail plate will form once the cause of the disease is removed.
Louise Round, a marine animal medic, explained that “seal finger” is caused by the necrotic bacteria on their teeth. She said: “It’s a really nasty blood infection, it’s horrible. It ...
Kanavel's sign is a clinical sign found in patients with infection of a flexor tendon sheath in the hand (pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis), a serious condition which can cause rapid loss of function of the affected finger. [1] The sign consists of four components: [2] the affected finger is held in slight flexion.
“Now, we have FDA-approved treatments and ways to reduce dementia risk that could make a difference,” says Dr. Kaiser. Keep reading for Dr. Kaiser’s and Dr. Ertekin-Taner’s top tips for ...
Last October, Dylan Riley was playing frisbee golf with friends on a sunny afternoon in Oklahoma City. The disc went into the road, and when he went to retrieve it, he tripped and cut his right knee.