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Whitlow may be misdiagnosed as paronychia, which is caused by bacteria....more about Whitlow »
Causes of Whitlow may include these medical conditions:
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed. The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often seen by physicians for this reason. children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections. See misdiagnosis of psoriasis or symptoms of psoriasis.
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Whitlow or confirming a diagnosis of Whitlow, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Whitlow may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Whitlow. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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