Learning from Mistakes – a Case of Pediatric Patient with Recurrent Whitlow.

Background: Herpetic whitlow is a herpes simplex virus infection of the fingers or thumb characterized by erythema accompanied by painful non-purulent vesicles.

Aim: To draw attention to the typical appearance of herpetic whitlow and to distinguish it from bacterial infections and other skin diseases because of their different management.

Materials And Methods: The patient’s history, dermatological status, and scrapings from the vesicles were taken.