Preferred Label : paronychia;
MeSH definition : An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail.
It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of
the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic
yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may
also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271);
MeSH synonym : paronychias;
MeSH annotation : infect dis of skin surrounding nail; coord IM with specific infect (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paronychia;
Origin ID : D010304;
UMLS CUI : C0030578;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail.
It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of
the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic
yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may
also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271)
https://www.chu-lyon.fr/panaris
2025
France
popular works
paronychia
pulp abscess of finger, nos
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https://www.medg.fr/panaris
2020
France
teaching material
scientific and technical information
pulp abscess of finger, nos
paronychia
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https://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD012093/SKIN_les-traitements-topiques-et-laide-de-dispositifs-sont-ils-efficaces-chez-les-personnes-souffrant
2020
France
United Kingdom
review of literature
french abstract
homemaker services
caregivers
mycoses
nails
paronychia
all toes
equipment and supplies
Infections
device, nos
mycosis, nos
Infectious disease
toenails
devices
persons
Infections
persons
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https://www.monenfantestmalade.ch/fiches/ongle-incarne-ou-panaris
false
false
false
Switzerland
French
popular works
nails, ingrown
paronychia
child
nails, ingrown
paronychia
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https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/panaris
2015
true
France
French
paronychia
signs and symptoms
popular works
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http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/fr/26900/diagnose.htm
false
true
false
Germany
image
scientific and technical information
paronychia
---
http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/fr/16107/diagnose.htm
false
true
false
Germany
onychomycosis
image
scientific and technical information
candidiasis
paronychia
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http://omg.sfmg.org/content/donnees/donnees.php?rc_id=236
France
scientific and technical information
pulp abscess of finger, nos
prevalence
office visits
paronychia
signs and symptoms
france
epidemiology
age distribution
incidence
diagnosis
international classification of diseases
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0755498214004126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lpm.2014.06.009
2014
false
false
false
France
French
paronychia
paronychia
chronic disease
acute disease
paronychia
journal article
image
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