Reply To: Herpes Whitlow

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Thank you,
I just have been so careful with avoiding STD situations this has been killing me, I am having so much anxiety.
during the time before “my suspected symptoms”, I was constantly looking at this finger and think I may have actually cause the initial irritation as well because I had been dumping rubbing alcohol on my finger when i wanted to touch something, I know its dumb I just have been freaking out. This also caused another dry patch close to the cuticle which rubbed off making another indent, not worried about that one because that was just dry skin peeling off. I know I should put it all past me, the nurse said the same thing, I am just having trouble.
I also had pain in my knuckles which I suspect is from punching things after I had done my dumb action.

What would a whitlow blister look like once it ruptures? If I were to get tested, which I plan on doing just for extra piece of mind, would 8 weeks post potential exposure be a good time?