Herpetic whitlow mimicking squamous cell carcinoma in an immunocompromised patient

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Feb;34(2):e51-e53. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15898. Epub 2019 Sep 9.

Authors

C Bokotas¹, S Gregoriou², D Polydorou¹, M Plaka¹, G Kontochristopoulos¹, V Chasapi¹, A Stratigos², D Rigopoulos²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, "A. Sygros" Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "A. Sygros" Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 31430400
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15898

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Fingers
Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
Herpes Simplex / microbiology
Herpes Simplex / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Valacyclovir / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antiviral Agents
Clarithromycin
Valacyclovir