Paronychia, also known as nail infection, refers to an infection that affects the skin around the nails, both toenails, and fingernails. It is the most common nail problem and is mostly caused by ...

Q: I have had ingrown nails before, but the one I have now is painful, really red and swollen, and is leaking pus. Should I be on antibiotics? A: The nail matrix is the only part of the nail that's ...

Paronychia is a very common infection of the skin around a fingernail or toenail. Billionaire Ray Dalio warns of 'big, painful disruptions' after Congress passes Trump's spending bill Ann-Margret, 84, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 14-day-old female was taken to an urgent care clinic with multiple paronychia, involving a thumb and both ...

Rockwood — Assistant in Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 308. Copying failed.

In the case of a severely infected great-toe paronychia, does it matter whether or not you start antibiotics before you perform partial nail removal? —Gregory H. Tuttle, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

In the Majengo area of Nyeri town, Jane Muthoni washes her dishes with a lot of pain. One of her fingers is swollen and turned red. "I finished washing my children's clothes using a detergent sold by ...

Holy cow, guys. Luke’s finger malady turned out to be paronychia. Case Cloched. I myself just had to fight off a nasty bout of paronychia. The good news is cephalexin will clear that right up. The bad ...

Drug-induced nail disorders are uncommon adverse reactions that can occur as a result of drugs, with nail abnormalities being due to acute damage to the nail unit leading to symptoms associated with ...

Rockwood — Assistant in Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 308.