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Paronychia

Infection of the skin around the nail is called paronychia. The symptoms include swelling and tenderness around the nails, pus-filled abscesses, hardening of nails, and deformed nails.

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I have a fungal infection around my fingernail. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor,I have a skin fungal infection surrounding my fingernail. Additionally, I experience swelling, pus, and pain, with the affected area showing red, yellow, and grey colors. The infection has been present for around three weeks. I have used Fusidic acid cream and completed one course of Am...  Read Full »


Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have reviewed the details and the image (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) provided by your end, and I understand your concern. The issue you are experiencing is called paronychia, which refers to infections of the nail and surrounding skin. Parony...  Read Full »

I have had a new growth on my toe nail. What to do?

Query: Hello doctor, I have had a new growth on my toe nail a few weeks back. What to do? Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hope you are doing well. I have gone through the details as well as the image that you have provided (the attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Before providing a provisional diagnosis, I have a few questions regarding the same so that I can get a...  Read Full »

Is surgery required for a swollen and painful toe?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife has swelling and pain on her toe (pictures attached). Sometimes, blood and pus also secrete from it. Can you please suggest what we should do? Can this be healed through medicine? Please advise the medicine we should use. Does she require any surgery? Please advise.  Read Full »


Dr. Datta Ram. U.

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Does she have any comorbidities like diabetes? Does she have a fever too? It looks like a condition called paronychia or periungual abscess, an infection of the nail fold and bed. It needs th...  Read Full »

I underwent the removal of an ingrown big toenail but developed swelling, pus, bleeding, and severe pain in my big toe. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor,I am a 22-year-old woman who underwent the removal of a large toenail ten months ago. But it is still growing into an ingrowing toenail. My big toe is very swollen, full of puss, and bleeding. What should I do? I am in severe pain and cannot bear it any longer. Complete nail removal was us...  Read Full »


Dr. Suvash Sahu

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. You are suffering from paronychia with ingrown nails. Paronychia is a soft tissue infection around a fingernail that begins as cellulitis but may progress to a definite abscess. Acute paronychia can be a painful...  Read Full »

My father has paronychia. How to relieve symptoms?

Query: Hi doctor, My father was diagnosed with acute paronychia on his right toe nine days back. He took tablets Augmentin BD, tablet Vizylac BD, and T- bact ointment for seven days, and that somewhere improved the condition, but the pain and watery-like discharge are there. So help, what to do now?  Read Full »


Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through the details and the images (the attachments are removed to protect the patient's identity) provided from your end. Paronychia, as you already might know, is an infection and inflammatory reaction of the tissue on the sides...  Read Full »

I am having paronychia on my toe for four months and concerned about the skin turning reddish and swollen under the nail. Kindly suggest.

Query: Hello doctor,I am concerned about having paronychia on my toe, and the nail is black or near dark green for four months. I have tried three different types of oral antibiotics, various antifungal and antibiotic creams. Even though it is not painful anymore, the nail is still discolored. The skin is ...  Read Full »


Dr. Suvash Sahu

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It seems that you are suffering from paronychia with ingrown nails. Paronychia is a soft tissue infection around a fingernail that begins as cellulitis but that may progress to a definite abscess (accumulation of pus). It is of two types...  Read Full »

Why am I having numbness in the nails of my thumb when the skin becomes thick?

Query: Hi doctor,My skin on the side of my thumbnail cracks when it becomes thick and it is not painful. When the skin becomes thick, my thumb starts to have numbness and so I remove the cracked dry outer skin. When I do this, I can see fresh skin under it. I break the skin and it becomes painful and tende...  Read Full »


Dr. Deepti Shukla

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From this history, it seems that you have developed paronychia. It occurs due to infection of skin around the nails either due to bacteria or candida. It can occur due to trauma or injury to the nails or irritation. As mentioned in the history, washing hands repeatedly ...  Read Full »

How to treat chronic paronychia?

Query: Hi doctor, I have painful swelling in my lateral nail fold of the right finger in my right hand. Previously, I had chronic paronychia in my index finger of the right hand. For that, I used Onabet cream twice a day for three weeks and Loceryl nail lacquer once a week for six months. I cannot take ...  Read Full »


Dr. Subhash Kashyap

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Chronic paronychia is a resistant disease and you have taken all the treatments necessary to solve this issue. In this case, treatment depends on the incriminating factors of the disease. Most of the time, it occurs due to irritants, repeated washing increases your fung...  Read Full »

I am an HIV patient, and I suspect paronychia in my fingernail, which is very painful. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor, I think I have an infection in my fingernail. I am HIV positive and have been taking medications. It may be paronychia and is very painful  Read Full »


Dr. Shubadeep Debabrata Sinha

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please send details of the medications that you were taking and the prescriptions. Besides the picture you shared (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), what are the discomforting symptoms that you are having at this time? And since when you have th...  Read Full »

How is a broken nail bed managed?

Query: Hi doctor, My nail beds are not smooth. The area from where nails are coming out is broken. I am having this problem for more than six years. First, it was there only on a single nail and then it started spreading. Sometimes, watery pus forms near the root of the nail. I have sent the images for you...  Read Full »


Dr. Suvash Sahu

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your query and images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It seems that you are suffering from paronychiawith ingrown nails. Paronychia is an infection around a fingernail. In your case, since you are suffering from last six years, it looks lik...  Read Full »

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