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Risk factors for paronychia include frequent hand washing and trauma to the cuticle, such as from chronic nail biting or hangnails. [2] Treatment typically involves antibiotics for bacterial infections and antifungals for fungal infections. If there is pus formation, incision and drainage may be necessary. [2]
Risk factors: Athlete's foot, other nail diseases, exposure to someone with the condition, peripheral vascular disease, poor immune function [3] Diagnostic method: Based on appearance, confirmed by laboratory testing [2] Differential diagnosis: Psoriasis, chronic dermatitis, chronic paronychia, nail trauma [2] Treatment
Artificial nails may be a contributing factor, and their use can result in diagnostic delay. [ 8 ] A man working in a job where he was regularly mixing chemicals developed green nails secondary to exposure to chemicals; he mostly wore latex gloves, but sometimes did not, and the type of gloves he used was inadequate, resulting in a constantly ...
An ingrown nail occurs when there is a disruption of the nail plate fitting into the nail groove.
Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped nails.
Previous studies show that genetics can increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. One genetic variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression is presenilin 2 (PSEN2 ...
Risk factors Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, etc. Nail biting , also known as onychophagy or onychophagia , is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails .
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "certain classes of people" in South Africa were being treated "very badly" and that he would cut ...