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Herpes whitlow pain

Does herpes whitlow cause pain under the fingernail and forearm? I've heard of the tingling and burning, I'm not feeling either but I'm feeling numbness under the fingernail and forearm? I did use the bathroom and with the same hand I pulled up my zipper and then in seconds used the underneath of my fingernail very firmly to secure it without washing my hands, very paranoid I spread the virus to my zipper then to the underneath of my fingernail.
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Sorry and thank you will take your advise
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3149845 tn?1506627771
I think at this point it would be best to post if and when you do develop a sore. Ive never heard of prodrome with Whitlow.
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Will the onset of a possible first symptom of whitlow be pain in the wrist (under side)?
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Again thank you for setting my mind at ease.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Again, whitlow is very rare and more rare since you already have antibodies so from what you describe it would be highly unlikely you contracted it. Its so rare its hardly even mentioned in this forum when we talk about herpes and contraction.
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This happend on Monday afternoon don't you think I would have notice something by now being 48 hrs in regards to a symptom? There was no liquid from hsv2 on the zipper but can the virus still transfer from the hand to zipper to underneath fingernail with no liquid? Can the virus get underneath fingernails, are there any "opening" under the nail to let the virus in? Again- thanks for you help I'm usually very cautious but this is a close call for me
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi again, whitlow is very painful and would be limited to the hand ganglia not the forearm. Please try to keep all your threads in one post as can cause confusion.
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