When it comes to paronychia, do you think of the pain of walking in your heart?If you accidentally touch the injured part, you will have to ask for this toe, and in severe cases, you may have to face the "terrifying" scene of armor pulling. Indeed, there are many people who have been suffering from paronychia for a long time, but they don't know what to do!
So, why do you get paronychia?And how to prevent it?Let's find out.
First, paronychia**.
Paronychia is infection of the paronychia and surrounding tissues, often caused by minor trauma. The local manifestations are redness, swelling, pain, and inflammatory exudation, and the pathogenic bacteria are mostly Staphylococcus aureus, putrid parasitic fungi, etc.
Among them, fingernail paronychia is mostly caused by minor trauma, such as puncture wounds, finger cracks, etc.;Tonaychia is usually caused by short nail trimming and ingrown nails.
2. Clinical manifestations of paronychia.
According to the severity and duration of the disease, paronychia can be divided into acute paronychia and chronic paronychia.
Acute paronychia: acute redness, pain, or tenderness, usually within 2 to 5 days of nail injury, followed by periodonchoytrial inflammation and subungual abscess.
Chronic paronychia: is an inflammatory response of the proximal nail to long-term exposure to irritants, with initial inflammation, pain, swelling, and rarely suppuration. Symptoms of chronic paronychia usually last six weeks or more.
3. Paronychia how to ** acute paronychia:
If paronychia is in the early stage, only local redness, swelling and pain, and the affected area is not suppurated, warm water and iodine can be applied externally to achieve swelling and sterilization.
If inflammation persists, topical antibiotics or the addition of topical hormones may be given under the guidance of a doctor. Purulent paronychia – If paronychia is already severe and there is already pus in the affected area, the abscess should be relieved of the pressure and drained to reduce the swelling.
The doctor must perform an incision and drainage procedure to drain the pus, depending on the patient's condition.
If paronychia is already very severe, you will need to go to the hospital for surgery** to remove all or part of the nail and drain the pus before reconstructing the nail sulcus.
Chronic paronychia: Patients should avoid prolonged exposure to irritants or water to manage potential inflammation and infection. Topical corticosteroids may be used alone or in combination with topical antifungals.
Finally, whether acute or chronic, patients should pay attention to preventing paronychia reaction.
Doctor Recommendations:1Timely ** injury.
If there is a small injury next to the toenail, it should be cleaned in time, the wound should be kept clean and hygienic, and disinfected with iodophor to prevent the wound from becoming infected and causing paronychia.
2.Develop good Xi.
Cut your nails frequently, keep your hands and feet hygienic, but don't cut your nails too short, and you need to cut off the barbs with scissors, otherwise it is easy to cause bleeding. Choose suitable and light shoes and loose, breathable and clean socks to avoid crushing your toenails and causing ingrown nails.
3.Avoid frequent manicures.
In the process of nail art, especially when trimming the toenail, it is easy to cut the edge of the toenail, which leads to the formation of a small wound between the toenail and the part connected with ** and causes paronychia. Healthy Wintering Program