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Home :: Family Health :: Paronychia Paronychia - Paronychia symptom, treatment, causesParonychia is an acute or chronic infection of the skin fold at the side of a fingernail or toenail. This causes redness, swelling and pain. Acute paronychia is usually due to bacterial infection, often following injury. Fungal infection is the most common cause of chronic paronychia, which is most often seen in people whose hands are frequently damp or in water. Treatment is by antibiotic or antifungal creams and/or tablets. Pus that has accumulated under the skin fold may need to be drained. During treatment, and to prevent recurrence afterwards, people with paronychia should keep their fingers as dry as possible by wearing cotton-lined rubber gloves when their hands are in water. Paronychia is a superficial infection of the skin around the nails, most commonly caused by staphylococcus bacteria or fungi. It may arise anywhere around the "U" shaped line where the fingernail doesn't seem to have a protruding edge where the edge of the nail is covered by skin. It may be a mild infection, but often is associated with a small abscess a collection of pus beneath the skin. It is the most common hand infection in the United States. Paronychia is seen frequently in children as a result of nail biting and finger-sucking. Paronychia is divided into acute paronychia and chronic paronychia depending on the amount of time the infection has been present. Paronychia is usually acute, but chronic cases occur. In acute paronychia, the causative organisms are usually Staphylococcus aureus or streptococci, less commonly Pseudomonas or Proteus spp. Organisms enter through a break in the epidermis resulting from a hangnail, trauma to a nail fold, loss of the cuticle, or chronic irritation (eg, from water and detergents). Paronychia is more common in people who bite or suck their fingers. In toes, infection often begins at an ingrown toenail (see Foot and Ankle Disorders Ingrown Toenail ). In diabetics and those with peripheral vascular disease, toe paronychia can threaten the limb. Causes of ParonychiaThe common Causes of Paronychia :
Symptoms of ParonychiaSome common Symptoms of Paronychia :
Treatment of Paronychia
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