subject: NAILS AND DISEASE [print this page] NAILS AND DISEASE NAILS AND DISEASE
Paronychia Paronychia is a painful swelling of the posterior nailfold.When acute, staphylococcal infection is likely. A moregradual onset and chronic course is usually associatedwith Candida albicans. Women are especially proneto chronic paronychia. Common predisposing factorsare occupations in which the hands are frequently wet,diabetes mellitus and poor peripheral circulation.
