More from LittleThings: Woman's Scary Salon Experience Is A Cautionary Tale According to the Cleveland Clinic, "Herpetic whitlow is a skin infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. It’s ...

Herpetic whitlow is a painful cutaneous infection that presents as a periungual blister that has the appearance of coalescent tapioca-like vesicles. These vesicles may become turbid and opaque ...

Typically, there is a break in the skin that allows the HSV to infect the tissue. Herpetic whitlow infections begin with pain and tingling on the cutaneous site and develop into single or multiple ...

Experts say it’s far from harmless and could cause deadly blood infections, wonky teeth and irreversible damage to skin ... linked to the habit include herpetic whitlow, a viral infection ...