Recurrent herpetic whitlow due to herpes simplex virus type 2.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 was demonstrated to be the cause of a recurrent painful and disabling digital infection in a young man. It is possible that this was originally venereally transmitted. With increasing incidence of genital herpes infections, digital herpetic infections may become more common in the nonmedically employed community.
D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence