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I have very painfull crack at corner of my thumb near where it joins the nail how do i treat these and why do i geet them?
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Paronychia: It might be a recurrent infection bacterial vs candida its probably a paronychia you may need your doctor to look at it and see if antibiotics are indicated.
Answered 12/27/2014
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