Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Onycholysis happens when your fingernail or toenail separates from its nail bed.

A 61-year-old grandmother from Essex County was expecting to lose part of her finger after she contracted a bacterial infection last weekend while swimming in the Rappahannock River. Jane Durvin ...

They said: “Untreated, the infection can cause damage to the nail. “Rarely, untreated paronychia can go deeper into the finger or toe and lead to a serious infection. The infection may ...

Getty More than 70 people who visited a farm in Wales have been infected by a parasite. Public Health Wales announced that it has confirmed that 74 people have been infected with cryptosporidium ...

What’s happening to your finger? Chances are you’re experiencing a whitlow, a nasty infection that targets the fingers and thumbs, particularly around the nail beds and fingertips. While not ...

Gynecologists should be informed of the signs of rare, "flesh-eating" infections, doctors warn, because these dangerous infections can sometimes infiltrate the vulva.

After the end of treatment with isotretinoin, the patient evolved with improvement of paronychia ... bacterial infection, may stimulate the formation of granulation tissue. In addition, periungual ...

These infections most often affect the toes, causing nails to thicken, crumble and become discolored. The effect isn't just cosmetic, though. Fungal nails can cause paronychia—pain and ...

In the post, Karen explained that her mate was rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where they had emergency surgery on the infected finger after initially seeking ... However, it is very rare for a ...

Within two days, her finger became “pretty bad and so sore ... This wasn’t her first rodeo with this kind of infection. Just seven months earlier, she had the same issue – paronychia. A simple round ...