PARONIQUIA

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PARONIQUIA

Paroniquia

Infection of the weave creases that surround the nail.

It can be bacterial or fúngica and she is not contagious.

Prognosis

Paroniquia bacterial is cured with treatment in 2 weeks.

Paroniquia fúngica is chronic and can need up to 6 months to cure itself.

In both forms, the relapses with frequent.

Complications

Without treatment, it can injure permanent the nail and the ungueal bed and the infection it can penetrate in the bone or the sanguineous flow.

Diagnosis and treatment

DIAGNOSIS:

File and physical examination by a doctor.

Culture of secretions to identify the germ, in some occasions.

TREATMENT:

General measures

Take cotton heavy vinyl gloves covered to avoid the contact with irritating substances like the water, soap, estropajos, floorcloths, detergents in dust and other chemical agents.

After the use it dries the lining of the gloves.

If they are bored, tírelos. A bored glove is worse than not to take glove.

Póngase gloves when pele or expresses lemons, oranges, pomelos, tomatos or potatoes.

Póngase heavy fabric gloves for the works of the house or the gardening.

Use lavavajillas or you request that somebody mops the earthenware vessels.

Avoid the contact with irritating chemical agents like the painting, acetone, the turpentine spirit and the polishers for cars, grounds, furniture or metals.

Use tempered water and very little smooth soap in the shower or bath.

All the soaps are irritating.

The expensive soaps do not protect more of the irritation than the most common soaps.

In paroniquia bacterial it puts the nails to soak in tempered water.

Medication

For the slight annoyances it can use drugs without prescription like the aspirin or paracetamol.

His doctor can prescribe to him antibiotic or antifúngicos (according to the infection class).

Activity

Without restrictions.

To see general measures.

Diet

It is not necessary.

Warn its medico if

It has fever.

The treatment does not calm the pain.

Prevention

Protect the hands of the humidity.

One does not take the pellejos.

Avoid the wounds in the ends of the nails.

Signs and symptoms

Bacterial Paroniquia:

Pain or sensitivity, reddening, heat and swelling of the adjacent weave to the nail.

Whitish central zone due to the pus.

Fúngica Paroniquia:

Reddening and swelling around the nail.

Painless, without heat, picor or pus.

Factors of risk

Injury around the nail.

Constant exhibition to the humidity (mess attendants, waiters, housewives).

Causes

Paroniquia bacterial comes preceded from injury, like a broken nail.

The germ that causes the infection is generally estafilococo.

Paroniquia fúngica the cause a fungus or an infection by leavenings.

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