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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
Fourteen cases of pediatric herpetic hand infection were admitted over a 15-year period. Five cases were documented by viral culture, four by Tzanck smear; the remainder were diagnosed on clinical grounds. The natural history of herpetic hand infections is similar in adult and pediatric populations. Adult infections are most frequently found in medical and dental personnel; pediatric infections are most common in children between 5 months and 6 years of age. Whereas adult infections are usually the result of exogenous occupational or sexual exposure, 11 (80%) of 14 pediatric cases exhibited coexistent oral lesions. Treatment in all cases is nonsurgical; resolution is complete within 3 to 4 weeks. Antibiotics are indicated only in the advent of bacterial superinfection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
176-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Pediatric herpetic hand infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Mass 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports