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How long is my finger contagious when infected with herpetic whitlow?
I had an outbreak at Thanksgiving. I doubled up my valtrex for 5 days, but my finger still is red in two spots, and tender to the touch. It looks as though there may be a small amount of fluid in it. Everything I read says to keep lesions exposed to air, but the skin on my finger feels so sensitive. Sometimes I hit it and it seems to even cause an outbreak.
Anyway, just an overall question---should I be covering it, is it still contagious, etc.?
Anyway, just an overall question---should I be covering it, is it still contagious, etc.?
You should try to stick to one post because now we have to ask the question again if you had a swab of the finger to confirm whitlow as we dont have time to go back and re read past replies.
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