Herpetic whitlow severe infection is usually the first one, with recurrences subsequently getting milder. The lesions the disease makes will either dry out, or burst, followed by healing. If the infected area is not touched, scars usually do not occur. The immunocompromised may have a hard time recovering, and have more frequent recurrences. Herpetic whitlow A herpetic whitlow is a lesion (whitlow) on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is a painful infection that typically affects the fingers or thumbs. Occasionally infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle. Herpes whitlow can be caused by
Fred Whitlow reach his half-century of goals for Barry against the Grecian XI. As it turned out, Whitlow didn’t get onto the score-sheet, but as an Exeter player did head through his own net after pressure from Whitlow. No doubt Exeter knew what to expect from their former player! More plaudits came Whitlow's when his 2 goals in a 3–0 victory over Swansea in the South Wales Senior Cup was described as being “a revelation for its quality to 5,000 spectators. It was a triumph of leadership on the part of Fred Whitlow, who got two of the goals, and presented the