patient on acyclovir oral as well as topical for last 5 days | Figure 1

balnavjot

Naturopathic Specialist

patient on acyclovir oral as well as topical for last 5 days. A follow-up to the case I posted. Marked improvement in skin texture and health. I treated it as Herpetic Whitlow.

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