Treatment of nail felon

Abstract

Nail felon is the most common disease of the fingers. In terms of the number of cases, it is second only to subcutaneous panaritium and, according to a number of authors, is 26.1-37.3%. The specified disease is subdivided into paronychia, periungual and subungual felon. Some authors distinguish only two types - paronychia and subungual panaritium, although these are different types of nail panaritium, distinguishable both by localization and by the nature of inflammation. Paronychia - inflammation of only the nail fold; in women, it occurs 5 times more often, often gives relapses. Periungual felon - inflammation of the lateral part of the nail bed from one or both sides, occurs less often, and relapses are rare.