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Donato LaRossa, MD; Ralph Hamilton, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1971;102(6):600-603.

Abstract
Herpes simplex infections of the digits occurred in eight patients, five of whom were medical and dental personnel. It is important that those physicians seeing this entity recognize it, for the disease has a self-limiting course which rarely is benefited by surgical intervention.

Author Affiliations
Philadelphia

From the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 4, 1970.

Reprint requests to Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1000 I. S. Ravdin Institute, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia 19104 (Dr. Hamilton).

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