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A mild finger irritation could signal a dangerous whitlow. Learn the symptoms before it becomes a serious infection.
Learn about the different types of finger infections and what may cause them. How are the infections diagnosed and can they be prevented?
Because finger infections have the potential to become severe, home care is limited. A very minor paronychia may be managed at home if you have no other complicating medical illness, such as ...
There are many reasons swelling can occur in one finger. Learn about the potential causes and their treatment options here.
An old Chinese man who was stabbed in the finger by a crab he was grooming died in eight days. A man in his 70s living in ...
Swimmers have been warned to give seals their distance amid fears of a “seal finger” infection if bitten by the aquatic mammals that are gathering in their hundreds around the UK coastline ...
Learn more about paronychia, or fingernail infection in children, including how to care for it at home.
The infection is only in the nail fold and doesn’t extend deeper inside the finger or toe. The symptoms go away with treatment and last less than six weeks.
After the blisters burst, people with the condition are usually left with dry, scaly, potentially broken skin. This is when ...
A waitress who got a shard of glass in her finger while cleaning was adamant there was still something in there—and three and a half years later, she got her proof in a wild way.