Paronychia

If your fingertip has ever been red, painful, and swollen, you may have had a paronychia. Find out what it is and what you can do about it.

Disorders of the nails may be due to any one of several factors. In the cases of two nail diseases - onychomycosis and paronychia, the causes are fungal or bacterial infections.

When suffering from toe pain that is associated with the skin around your toenail, the complication may be associated with a condition known as paronychia

Paronychia is an infection around a nailbed of a finger or toe. The infection is in the skin around the nail and takes up to six months to heal.