How to treat paronychia

Diseases are very common in life and are very harmful to human health. Different diseases have some differences in symptoms after they occur. Therefore, when treating the disease, you must choose the appropriate method, which will be of great help in stabilizing the disease. So how to cure paronychia? Many people are not very clear about this, and many people do not understand paronychia.

Paronychia is a disease that does not cause much harm to human health, but after the disease occurs, it must be treated in time, otherwise it will cause some damage to all aspects of the body. So how to cure paronychia?

How to treat paronychia:

In the early stages, hot compresses, physical therapy, external compresses, and the application of iodine amines or antibiotics can be used.

If there is pus, a longitudinal incision can be made at the nail groove for drainage. When the infection has spread to the subcutaneous area around the nail base, a longitudinal incision can be made in the nail grooves on both sides, the epithelial sheet on the nail root can be turned up, the root of the nail can be removed, and a small piece of vaseline gauze or latex sheet can be placed for drainage. If pus has accumulated under the nail bed, the nail should be removed or the nail above the abscess cavity should be trimmed. When removing nails, be careful to avoid damaging the nail bed to prevent deformities of the new nails in the future.

Causes

Paronychia is mostly caused by punctures, abrasions, ingrown nails or extraction of "barbed thorns" in the nail groove and nearby tissues, resulting in subungual abscess. It is often caused by the spread of paronychia or infection caused by punctures under the nail or secondary infection caused by subungual hematoma due to compression injury of the fingertips. The main pathogenic bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of how to cure paronychia. When treating such a disease, following the above methods is the best choice. Such treatment methods are very helpful in stabilizing the patient's disease, and choosing these treatment methods will not cause any harm to the patient's health.