Acute paronychia, usually caused by bacteria, responds to appropriate antibacterial treatment and warm compresses of normal saline, silver nitrate or Burow''s solution. Nonspecific chronic paronychia, usually caused by repeated exposure to some irritating, exogenous stimulus, is more difficult to treat...
Acute paronychia can develop suddenly due to injury or exposure to harsh substances, unlike chronic paronychia, which is often caused by a fungal infection. Acute paronychia usually affects a single finger or toe due to a bacterial infection. Symptoms include redness, swelling, pus, and throbbing...
Is it an infected cuticle? Do I have to go to the doctor? ByApunkin— On May 24, 2011 My daughter developed a toenail infection after getting a pedicure at a nail salon. It started as inflammation of the cuticle where it had been trimmed by the pedicurist. It then spread to under ...