Abstract

Herpetic whitlow is the infection of fingers by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or 2. It is frequently caused by autoinoculation of herpes gingivostomatitis and usually one finger of a hand is involved. Here we present a case of an 11-year-old girl having herpetic whitlow by autoinoculation of herpes gingivostomatitis during a febrile neutropenia period while being treated with intense chemotherapy consisting of fludarabin, cytosine arabinoside and idarubicin for a T cell leukemia relapse

Keywords: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Herpes simplex, Paronychia

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Bilir ÖA, Yaralı HN, Kirkiz S, Tunç B. A Rare Presentation of Herpes Virus Infection in a Child with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Herpetic Whitlow. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];7(4):196-7. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/214