title: Self-inflicted herpetic whitlow.
abstract: A 25-year-old dental radiographer reported to the outpatient department with lesions at the lower and upper lips which had later spread to his finger. On the basis of the given history and clinical features, a diagnosis of primary herpetic infection on the mouth followed by secondary infection on the finger was made and the patient was advised systemic and topical antiviral therapy following which his lesions healed uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Awadh Dental College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Rachita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Sayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000821:virology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
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