BACKGROUND Canine bacterial and Malassezia paronychia are common secondary complications of atopic dermatitis and adverse food reactions. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare three different sampling methods for claw fold cytology and to evaluate the numbers of bacteria, Malassezia yeast and inflammatory cells. ANIMALS Sixty client-owned dogs were classified into three...

Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant skin tumor that is rarely located in the nails. Its presentation, can sometimes be confused with an inflammatory process as onychomycosis or psoriatic onychopathy or other tumors as viral warts. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman with a locally invasive squamous cell carcinoma reaching the bone, simulating a chronic paronychia.

Three fractures at the base of the terminal phalanx of the finger and one at the base of the terminal phalanx of the tow were initially misdiagnosed as paronychias. If a 'paronychia' follows trauma, the possibility of a fracture should be considered and radiographs taken of the digit.

Figure 1. Dorsal hand wound after debridement of infection. DESCRIPTION A 58-year-old woman on immunosuppression therapy for a kidney transplant developed a paronychia refractory to antifungal or bedside debridement therapy. The infection rapidly progressed and required extensive operative debridement. Her resulting full-thickness dorsal hand defect measured 120 cm 2 with exposed extensor tendons.

Abstract Paronychia is an inflammatory condition of alongside nail toe or finger. It seen commonly in housewives and housemaids. may be acute chronic. Majority patients with paronychia respond well to nonsurgical treatment. Patients chronic great do not suffer from pain finger toe. Many treatment methods are available for All have merits, demerits, different outcomes. This study conducted find ...

Congenital malalignment is the lateral deviation of the nail plate along the longitudinal axis due to the lateral rotation of the nail matrix. The nail plate grows out in ridges caused by repeated microtrauma to the nail. Common complications include onychomycosis, Pseudomonas infection and acute or chronic paronychia. Treatment options range from conservative management to surgical options inc...