RT Book, Section
A1 Hardin, J. Matthew
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181043873
T1 Nongenital Herpes Simplex Infections
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181043873
RD 2024/04/23
AB Primary  or  recurrent  HSV  infection  presents  as  grouped  vesicles  on  an  erythematous  base.  Recurrent  HSV  is  typically  less  severe  than  the  primary  infection.  A  prodrome  is  frequently  noted  with  fever,  malaise,  anorexia,  and  regional  lymphadenopathy.  The  vesicles  progress  to  pustules  and  crusted  erosions.  They  heal  over  2  to  3  weeks.  Mucocutaneous  involvement  of  the  mouth  and  lips  are  the  most  common  sites.  Herpetic  whitlow  is  a  painful  HSV  infection  of  a  distal  finger  seen  primarily  in  children  and  adolescents.  Herpes  gladiatorum  spreads  via  direct  skin-to-skin  contact  in  sports  such  as  rugby  and  wrestling.