Question 1

what antibiotics combination for paronichia;3atacks in6weeks include flucoxacillin, no result  ?

Accepted Answer

Surgical drainage: Bad paronychia (infections of the skin surrounding a fingernail) often don't respond to antibiotics since the bacteria that are causing it are walled off in an abcess (pus filled balloon).  The definitive treatment is surgical, the affected part of the nail or cuticle needs to be opened to allow the paronychia to drain.  If that does not help, a portion of the nail can be removed.

Question 2

can you get pain with nail fold infection? what are the other symptoms?

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Sure: Pain, swelling, throbbing are common complaints. This is usually treated easily with an oral antibiotic and sometimes a partial nail avulsion is necessary. Or sometimes, a partial nai avulsion without the antibiotic...Depending on the condition and who is treating.

Question 3

how can you tell when paronychia is healing?

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Slowly: If it has been soaked frequently in hot water and has drained, the swelling should gradually decrease along with the redness and tenderness.  It may take a week or two to resolve entirely, but if you are not seeing steady improvement, let a doctor see this.

Question 4

how does paronychia look like when it is healing?

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Red,puffy, irritated: A paronychia is an infection around the cuticle of the finger or toes.  It is usually a strep or staph but could be fungal, viral or any number of other microbes.  As it heals, it should lose some of the redness, perhaps be a bit shiny, may be swollen, cracked, tender and may still have  some pus draining. Wash well, take all of your antibiotics, use some topical antibiotic ointment and follow up.

Question 5

the paronychia how treatment?

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Warm compress: Treatment of acute paronychia without abscess formation includes local care involving warm compresses or soaks up to 3x/day for 20 min. Oral antibiotics may help in more severe cases. Topical antibiotics with or without topical corticosteroids have also been used. If an abscess is present, it needs to be incised and drained.

Question 6

what kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for paronychia?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: A paronychia is an infection of the nail bed, usually due to staphylococcus.  If may need drainage. Antibiotics are usually used as well.  Soaking afterward helps. Paronychia is very painful - don't try to suffer with it at home.

Question 7

what's the best treatment for paronychia staph?

Accepted Answer

Remove: The ingrown nail and treat the infection.

Question 8

paronychia. what is the antibiotic most often used for treatment?

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Seldom needs AB: Paronychia seldom needs therapy with antibiotics.  Usually frequent hot compresses and soaks will bring it to a head and allow either spontaneous drainage or opening with a blade.  If there is extension of the infection beyond the rim of the nail this requires more specific identification of the organism before treatment, but often drugs like clindamycin, Doxycycline and others can be started.

Question 9

what is the antibiotic most often used for treatment of paronychia?

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Often antibiotic: Is prescribed b u t 
 the paronychia may need to be unroofed, soaks often help in hydrogen peroxide, topical medications, topical antibiotics  like muciprocin or some old fashioned cure like gentian violet too. Much depends if it is acute bacterial or a chronic situation which may be fungal or yeast or due to skin changes at the nail skin interface.  You want to see someone if it doesnt work.

Question 10

im suffering paronychia in my finger.im soaking it in warm water, applying fucidin cream, no healing for 5days noe.plz advice.

Accepted Answer

You may: You may need oral antibiotics. You can also soak finger in white vinegar for 10 minutes daily followed by soaking in rubbing alcohol for 10 minutes daily.

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