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Herpes Pictures - Typical Lesion on Finger

From Heather Brannon, MD, About.com

Updated April 17, 2009

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This picture shows a herpetic whitlow (herpes infection of the finger) that has vesicles and ulcerations.

Sources:

Yeung-Yue, Kimberly. "Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2." Dermatologic Clinics 20(2002): 1-21.

Habif, Thomas. "Warts, Herpes Simplex, and Other Viral Infections" Clinical Dermatology, 4th Edition. Ed. Thomas Habif, MD. New York: Mosby, 2004. 381-388.

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