ABSTRACT
A herpetic whitlow is a lesion (whitlow) on a finger or thumb caused by 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. Symptoms of herpetic whitlow include tenderness, swelling and reddening of the infected finger skin, fever and swollen lymph nodes. Although, it is believed that the first recorded observations were in 1909 CE by H. G. Adamson, in the medieval period, Bah?' al-Dawlah N?rbakhsh? Razi (1501 CE) described herpetic whitlow, under the title of Dakhes in Khulasat al-Tajarib (The Summary of Experience), his book on medicine. Some of Baha al-Dawlah's descriptions and his etiology of Dakhes are based on humoral theories and cannot be concurred with current medical concepts, but more symptoms and clinical manifestations are consistent with current definitions. It seems the earliest description of herpetic whitlow in the medical history.
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Hand Dermatoses/history , Hand Dermatoses/virology , Herpes Simplex/history , Fingers , History, 15th Century , Humans , PersiaSubject(s)
Elbow , Hand Dermatoses/diagnosis , Hand Dermatoses/history , Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III/diagnosis , Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III/history , Models, Anatomic , Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous/diagnosis , Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous/history , Xanthomatosis/diagnosis , Xanthomatosis/history , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Germany , History, 20th Century , HumansABSTRACT
Ever since its inception a couple of centuries ago, hand dermatitis/eczema has been in the reckoning. Idiosyncrasies continued to loom large thereafter, till it acquired its appropriate position. Dermatitis/eczema are synonymous, often used to indicate a polymorphic pattern of the inflammation of the skin, characterized by pruritus, erythema and vesiculation. A spectrum delineated into acute sub-acute and chronic dermatitis of the hands. Pompholyx, recurrent focal palmer peeling, ring, wear and tear and fingertip eczema, apron, discoid eczema, chronic acral dermatitis, gut and patchy papulosquamous eczema are its clinical variants. Occupational dermatitis/eczema may be contributory. Etiological definitions are clinched by detailed history of exogenous and endogenous factors. However, scientific confirmation of the entity is through patch testing by using available antigens.
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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/drug therapy , Dermatitis, Occupational/drug therapy , Dermatologic Agents/therapeutic use , Hand Dermatoses/drug therapy , Acute Disease , Chronic Disease , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/classification , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/diagnosis , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/epidemiology , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/history , Dermatitis, Occupational/classification , Dermatitis, Occupational/diagnosis , Dermatitis, Occupational/epidemiology , Dermatitis, Occupational/etiology , Dermatitis, Occupational/history , Female , Hand Dermatoses/classification , Hand Dermatoses/diagnosis , Hand Dermatoses/epidemiology , Hand Dermatoses/etiology , Hand Dermatoses/history , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Paciente de 29 años de edad, quien presenta desde el nacimiento almohadillas articulares interfalángicas proximales y distales en los pies. Se intenta tratamiento con infiltraciones locales de esteroides, pero la paciente decide abandonar las mismas por el dolor que éstan le producen. Se hace además una revisión de los trabajos ya publicados
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Humans , Female , Adult , Foot Dermatoses/pathology , Hand Dermatoses/history , Keratosis/diagnosis , Toe Joint/pathology , Finger Joint/abnormalities , Keratoderma, Palmoplantar/pathologyABSTRACT
Paciente de 29 años de edad, quien presenta desde el nacimiento almohadillas articulares interfalángicas proximales y distales en los pies. Se intenta tratamiento con infiltraciones locales de esteroides, pero la paciente decide abandonar las mismas por el dolor que éstan le producen. Se hace además una revisión de los trabajos ya publicados (AU)
