This article is about the nail disease. For the genus of plants, see Paronychia (plant).
Not to be confused with Whitlow.
Medical condition
Paronychia
Other names
Infection – skin around the nail[1]
Specialty
Dermatology, emergency medicine
Types
Acute and chronic
Paronychia is an inflammation of the skin around the nail, which can occur suddenly, when it is usually due to the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, or gradually when it is commonly caused by the fungus Candida albicans.[2][3][4] The term is from Greek: παρωνυχία from para 'around', onyx 'nail', and the abstract noun suffix -ia.[5][6]
Risk factors include repeatedly washing hands and trauma to the cuticle such as may occur from repeated nail biting[2] or hangnails.
Treatment includes antibiotics and antifungals, and if pus is present, the consideration of incision and drainage.[2]
Paronychia is commonly misapplied as a synonym for herpetic whitlow or felon.[2]
^"Paronychia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ abcdJames G. Marks; Jeffrey J. Miller (2013). "21. Nail disorders". Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology E-Book (Fifth ed.). Elsevier Saunders. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-4557-2875-6.
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