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
Fred Whitlow Kidderminster Harriers. Barry Town were through to their first ever Welsh Cup Semi-final, and Crewe Alexandra would be the opponents. Whitlow, however, had decided to call it a day. Citing personal and business reasons, Whitlow had decided on retirement at 33, missing Barry's biggest ever match in the process, a match they would go on to lose. For the fans, it was somewhat of a shock, many only finding out when the teams ran out onto the Ninian Park pitch for the semi-final tie. Concentrating on his grocery shop business on Barry Island, Whitlow later returned to his birthplace of