Concept information
Preferred term
Paronychia
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- infect dis of skin surrounding nail; coord IM with specific infect (IM)
Scope note
- 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)
In other languages
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Finnish
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kynsivallin infektio
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kynsivallin tulehdus
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kynsivallintulehdus
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kynsivallitulehdus
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paronychia
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paronykia
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010304
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