Herpes Whitlow

My husband recently had small bumps/blisters appear on the knuckles of his hands.  They are now disappearing after 4-5 days.  They do hurt but his fingers are not swollen or red, as most of the descriptions of Herpes Whitlow have described.  Neither of us have a history of HSV-1 or HSV-2 and have not had any blisters appear anywhere else on our bodies.  I am just trying to figure out if this is in fact Herpes Whitlow, as the symptoms I have found online don't quite match up, or something else such as an allergic reaction or from heat exposure due to his job.  Thank you in advance.

[gracefromHHP]

I've been told by folks who have had whitlow that it hurts like a SOB.  

At this point no way to know what's going on unless he's seen by his provider and had an exam and testing done.

grace