Herpetic whitlow to seroconversion, and in adults aged 20 to 30 following contact with HSV-2-infected genitals. Symptoms of herpetic whitlow include swelling, reddening and tenderness of the skin of infected finger. This may be accompanied by fever and swollen lymph nodes. Small, clear vesicles initially form individually, then merge and become cloudy, unlike in bacterial whitlow, when there is pus. Associated pain often seems large relative to the physical symptoms. The herpes whitlow lesion usually heals in two to three weeks. It may reside in axillary sensory ganglia to cause recurrent herpetic lesions on that arm or digits. Blistering can occur in
Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee? Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee? "Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken On Your Knee?" is a World War I song that became a hit for songwriter and performer Arthur Fields in 1919. His version was recorded for Columbia records. The song was composed by Sidney D. Mitchell with words by Archie Gottler. It was published by Leo Feist in 1918. The song uses the colloquial in comparing a "bird" colonel's life to