Paronychia is an infection of the skin around the nail of at least one finger or toe. It typically develops around the edges of the nail at the bottom or sides. This skin infection causes ...

But if your finger is red, swollen or warm to ... it's all too easy to end up with an infected hangnail. In fact, paronychia (the medical term for an infected hangnail) is one of the most common ...

The infection is only in the nail fold and doesn't extend deeper inside the finger or toe. The symptoms go away with treatment and last less than six weeks. The symptoms of chronic paronychia ...

Fingernail health can be reflective of ... Brittle nails are likely to split and break. Paronychia is an infection of the nail fold skin. This is the skin on the side of the nails, where the ...