Acute paronychia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Acute paronychia may follow any break in the skin, characterized by an infection that starts in the paronychium

Paronychium

Paronychium or the "lateral nail fold" is the term for the soft tissue surrounding the border of the fingernail or toenail. -Clinical significance:...

at the side of the nail, with local redness, swelling, and pain.

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