title: Herpetic whitlow.
abstract: This paper describes a case of transmission of herpetic whitlow to the index finger of a dental student from a patient with herpes simplex virus. The recognition of intraoral viral infections in patients is important because these viruses have serious implications for health care providers. Rubber gloves must be worn when patients with primary or secondary herpetic lesions are treated. Asymptomatic permanent herpes virus carriers must also be treated with appropriate precautions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Aegean University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Günbay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Günbay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kandemir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003797:Dental Staff; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000635:transmission; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D010304:Paronychia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013335:Students, Dental