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A '''whitlow''' or '''felon''' is an [[infection]] of the tip of the [[finger]].<ref>{{DorlandsDict|nine/000117333|whitlow}}</ref><ref name="FitzAtlas">{{cite book |author=Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.; Klauss Wolff; Wolff, Klaus Dieter; Johnson, Richard R.; Suurmond, Dick; Richard Suurmond |title=Fitzpatrick's color atlas and synopsis of clinical dermatology |publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division |year=2005 |pages= |isbn=0-07-144019-4 |oclc= |accessdate=}}</ref> The terms are also sometimes misapplied to [[paronychia]], which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the [[Nail (anatomy)|nail]]. |
A '''whitlow''' or '''felon''' is an [[infection]] of the tip of the [[finger]].<ref>{{DorlandsDict|nine/000117333|whitlow}}</ref><ref name="FitzAtlas">{{cite book |author=Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.; Klauss Wolff; Wolff, Klaus Dieter; Johnson, Richard R.; Suurmond, Dick; Richard Suurmond |title=Fitzpatrick's color atlas and synopsis of clinical dermatology |publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division |year=2005 |pages= |isbn=0-07-144019-4 |oclc= |accessdate=}}</ref> The terms are also sometimes misapplied to [[paronychia]], which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the [[Nail (anatomy)|nail]]. |
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[[Herpetic whitlow]] and melanotic whitlow are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term ''felon''. A felon is an "extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertip".<ref name="Dorlands">Dorland's Medical Dictionary: 29th Edition.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | It usually refers to herpetic whitlow. However, it can also refer to "melanotic whitlow".<ref name="pmid11442597">{{cite journal |author=Haneke E, Baran R |title=Longitudinal melanonychia |journal=Dermatol Surg |volume=27 |issue=6 |pages=580–4 |year=2001 |month=June |pmid=11442597 |doi= 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2001.01916.x|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=1076-0512&date=2001&volume=27&issue=6&spage=580}}</ref> The latter condition bears some resemblance to what is now known as [[acral lentiginous melanoma]]. |
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[[File:Pulpinfection2.JPG|thumb|An infection of the pulp space of the thumb]] |
[[File:Pulpinfection2.JPG|thumb|An infection of the pulp space of the thumb]] |
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A whitlow or felon is an infection of the tip of the finger.[1][2] The terms are also sometimes misapplied to paronychia, which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the nail.
Herpetic whitlow and melanotic whitlow are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term felon. A felon is an "extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertip".[3]
It usually refers to herpetic whitlow. However, it can also refer to "melanotic whitlow".[4] The latter condition bears some resemblance to what is now known as acral lentiginous melanoma.
References
- ^ "whitlow" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.; Klauss Wolff; Wolff, Klaus Dieter; Johnson, Richard R.; Suurmond, Dick; Richard Suurmond (2005). Fitzpatrick's color atlas and synopsis of clinical dermatology. McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division. ISBN 0-07-144019-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Dorland's Medical Dictionary: 29th Edition.
- ^ Haneke E, Baran R (2001). "Longitudinal melanonychia". Dermatol Surg. 27 (6): 580–4. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2001.01916.x. PMID 11442597.
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