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Felon finger is a bacterial infection in the pad of your fingertip. It causes pain, swelling and redness. If not treated immediately, a pus-filled sac (abscess) can form. Early-stage felon finger infections can usually be treated with antibiotics. Once an abscess forms, the felon usually needs surgically drained.
If you’ve ever had an infection on your finger, specifically the fingertip or pad, you’ve likely had a felon finger infection. Understanding these infections and how to treat them can ensure that your finger heals as quickly and fully as possible.
Felons are subcutaneous abscesses of the fingertip pulp. Diagnosis is made clinically by assessing for tenderness, erythema and fluctuance of the fingertip pulp. Treatment is usually I&D and IV antibiotics.
A painful, throbbing infection of the pulp of the fingertip is called a “felon” (see Figure 1). This closed space is separated into many small compartments, each of which fills with infection and pus.
Felon: This bacterial infection of the finger pad, caused by the same organisms that cause paronychia, is usually the result of a puncture wound. The wound allows the introduction of bacteria...
A felon finger infection, commonly referred to as felon finger, is a painful infection affecting the soft tissue located on the pad of the finger, also known as the fingertip pulp. Felon finger often develops as a result of trauma (e.g., cut or scrape) to the soft tissue of the fingertip.
Felon: This bacterial infection of the finger pad, caused by the same organisms that cause paronychia, is usually the result of a puncture wound. The wound allows the introduction of bacteria deep into the fingertip pad.
A felon is an infection occurring within the compartments of the fingertip pulp. These compartments are septated and thus discrete. Infection within them causes intense pain and swelling of the fingertip that a patient usually will not ignore for long.
An infection inside the tip of the finger can form an enclosed pocket of pus (or abscess) that is very painful as it expands. A felon is a fingertip abscess deep in the palm side of the finger. It usually is caused by bacterial infection, most often from growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
A felon is an infection of the soft tissue (pulp) of the fingertip, usually caused by bacteria. A felon can lead to a pocket of pus (abscess) inside the fingertip, which creates pressure on and causes death of nearby tissues. The fingertip becomes very warm, swollen, and firm with intense throbbing pain. Image courtesy of David R. Steinberg, MD.