Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

The Korean Pediatric Society (대한소아청소년과학회)
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A Case of Herpetic Whitlow with Bacterial Superinfection

세균이 중복감염된 Herpetic Whitlow 1례

  • Chung, Ju-Young (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University)
  • 정주영 (인제대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김상우 (인제대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2003.05.16
  • Accepted : 2003.07.04
  • Published : 2003.09.15
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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus infection of the hand in children occurs after auto-inoculation from herpetic gingivostomatitis or herpes labialis. Herpetic whitlow should be suspected based on clinical signs. Diagnosis can be made by PCR or virus culture. Many misdiagnosed cases suggests that this disease is not sufficiently known. Surgical interventions may be harmful and should be avoided. We report a case of herpetic whitlow with bacterial superinfection in a three-year-old girl.

저자들은 헤르페스 잇몸입안염을 앓던 3세 소아에서 분비물이 동반된 손끝 염증소견을 보여 처음에는 세균성 손톱주위염으로 생각되었으나 이후 세균이 중복감염된 헤르페스 손끝염으로 진단되었던 1례를 경험하여 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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