Whitlow (Staphylococcal and Herpetic) – Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Causes, prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, and complications.
  • Diagnosis
    • How to diagnose a person with whitlow.
  • Management
    • How to manage a person with whitlow.
  • An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

  • Make a diagnosis of whitlow (staphylococcal or herpetic).
  • Offer appropriate management of whitlow.
  • Refer people with staphylococcal whitlow for incision and drainage when appropriate.

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Topics covered

Infectious-Disease Musculoskeletal

Date created

04/05/2022

Last revision

25/07/2023

Next revision

03/05/2027

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