Paronychia

Question: paronychia.? Went to the doctor got medicene for my paranychia.Will this get rid of the infection for good or could it come back?They said if the medicine doesn't help they will need to lance my finger.

Answer: Depends on the medication, the condition of the skin surrounding your nails, and whether you follow the doctor's advice regarding prevention.

Question: What does paronychia look like when it's healing? I have paronychia on my big toe. My Doctor recently prescribed an oral antibiotic for me, which I've taken the full amount of (10 days worth). She pretty much just said that I only have to come back if I think it's not getting any better. But I really don't know. There's still pus coming out of it (sorry, I know that's gross) with very very minor bleeding (I think it's coming out a bit with the pus). Anyway... I was just wondering what does paronychia look like when it's healing?

Answer: It should be dry and scaly, a bit swollen maybe but no more pus. This non healing is quite often caused by your foot (and toe) sliding forward because of too loose a shoe, and bumping into the side of the nose of your shoe each step you take, so it can't heal in spite of all the antibiotics, since it is a mechanical problem. The best advice I ever had (since I had had it often too!) is from a collegue of mine, a surgeon, who told me not to go for a nailbed excision, but to wear comfortable shoes with shoelaces, tightly laced so the foot can't slide forward. It worked beautifuly. I imagine wearing open shoes without stocking will work too, but that kind of footgear is not for me, and leaves the toe exposed. And in the future don't cut your toenails too short. Good luck!

Question: I have Paronychia on my toe and I want to know if I could just pop it with a needle and let the pus run out? I've been to the doctor 2 days ago and have been on medication/ antibotics and it has gotten bigger. I can't walk and its frustrating and I wanted to know if its okay to pop a little hole for the pus to come out. I'll use clean utensils of course.

Answer: If you ask your physician this, he/she will say, "No, come to my office and we'll lance it there." The physician won't use clean utensils. He/she will use sterile utensils. He/she will also be able to determine, at this point, whether your type of bacterial infection needs different antibiotics. With all the information in the media right now about "superbug" staph and strep infections, you should already know the answer to this!

Question: What to do about a paronychia on a finger? My daughter has been complaining about a sore finger for a few days, and yesterday an infection came out. She's been putting bacitracian on it, but it doesn't seem to be doing any good. The infection isn't that bad at all, but I'm at a loss at what to tell her to do. Does this need antibiotics or a doctor's appointment? Picture: http://i7.tinypic.com/8g9bggk.jpg

Answer: I have the same thing right now.I recommend putting the finger in warm water sith salt and putting antibiotics.It helped me but it didn't get rid of my problem.I'm going to the doctor just to be sure.Its called Paranochia.It can turn into something bad if you dont treat it.I've had it for two weeks I don't want to wait any longer to get it checked out.You should get your daughter to a doctor.

Question: Is paronychia a contra indication to a nail treatment?

Answer: If you mean a manicure, then yes. A salon would/should not do it.

Question: I have a fingernail infection (not fungal) it's called Paronychia - how long will it take to clear.?

Answer: It's a staph infection which will clear up with a course of antibiotics Are you taking antibiotics for this? Give it a good soaking in really hot water and put on a dressing of magnesium sulphate paste or a kaolin poultice and change it daily.

Question: What is "cutaneous abscess/paronychia"? Hi i am a nail-tech .one of my client she said she had a cutaneous abscess/paronychia" on her finger nails......Is that cause by Acrylic nails?(fake nails) by her own skin or by my tool not clean enought? please help me thanks............

Answer: Cutaneous means pertaining to the skin. Abscess is like a pus filled pimple that is infected. Paronychia is an abscess of the nail folds. This can be due to injury to the area or use of unclean manicure equipment.

Question: Help! Paronychia a.k.a nail/finger infection!? I have paronychia on my right pointer finger, which has resulted from me always picking me hang nails. It hurts, its throbbing, I couldnt sleep last night & Its getting bigger and bigger. Even starting to sting. How can I subdue the pain (from home) as well as take out some of the puss??? I tried to cut some nail but Im coming up dry when I squeeze my finger. Please help me, this is affecting everything I do...

Answer: Hmm I would recommend soaking it in warm water and epsom salt a couple times a day.. I once cut myself shaving and i got an infection under my arm and thats what they told me to use.

Question: Dog with paronychia ? My dog (a Lahsa Apso) has a nail with inflamation around it. I was wondering if it could be paronychia. The nail is still attached and complete. Also, I did NOT recently trim them. This morning their was a little blood around it (very little) and possibly a little pus. The neighbor has two large pine trees (short needle). The dog goes in the area where these fall. I thought that she had a needle in her paw when I saw that she was holding it up and limping-no such luck :( Has anyone elses dog had this? It appeared overnight! How did you treat it? I picked up Neosporin to put on it, since that is what I used for myself. How long does this take to clear up?

Answer: Need to have the vet do a slide & check under the microscope to find out if you are dealing with a fungal or bacterial infection or if there is an irritation caused by the pine needles.

Question: paronychia treatment? my middle finger is a little red and a little swollen on one side of my nail and i found out it was paronychia. theres a very small amount of puss i can see. will warm water soaks be enough because its really mild? or should i see a doctor to get it drained even though its not that bad?

Answer: Warm soaks in fifty percent warm water and fifty percent antibacterial soap for 15 minutes twice a day. Now if it persists, or you cannot move the joint(closest the nail) or you see red streaks going up the finger, you need to see your doctor. He can put a wick in under the nail to allow puss to drain.