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1 lip 2024 · Paronychia is a skin infection around a fingernail or toenail. Symptoms include inflammation, swelling, pain, and discomfort. Biting or chewing the nails is a common cause.
30 cze 2023 · Nails affected by yellow nail syndrome might lack a cuticle and detach from the nail bed in places. Yellow nail syndrome may be a symptom of a lung disease, such as chronic bronchitis. Yellow nail syndrome also can be related to swelling of the hands, arms, feet and legs — a condition called lymphedema.
Paronychia is inflammation of the skin around a finger or toenail. It can be acute (< 6 weeks) or chronic (persisting > 6 weeks). Paronychia is also called whitlow. It may be associated with felon. Who gets paronychia? Acute paronychia can affect anyone.
25 maj 2024 · Paronychia: The area next to the fingernail will appear red and swollen. A visible collection of pus may be seen under the skin and nail. This fluid may be actually leaking out of the wound.
4 cze 2024 · Paronychia is an infection of the skin just next to a nail (the nail fold). The infected nail fold looks swollen, red and feels tender. There may also be a small collection of pus in the swelling. The nail itself may become infected or damaged if a paronychia is left untreated.
10 wrz 2024 · Paronychia is a type of nail infection, most commonly caused by the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, which affects the skin around the nail (called nail folds). It can also occur as a result of a fungal nail infection, referred to as onychomycosis. Symptoms include redness, swelling, pain, and pus discharge.
9 kwi 2024 · When the skin around your fingernails or toenails gets infected, it’s called paronychia. The skin next to the nail is called the nail fold. Most of the time, paronychia is caused by bacteria (usually Staphylococcus aureus) that gets into the nail fold. Sometimes it can be from a yeast, like Candida.
