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What are the symptoms of paronychia?
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Pain redness,+: Swelling, pus formation. Paronychia/whitlow/felon, is an often-tender bacterial or fungal hand infection or foot infection where the nail and skin meet at the side or the base of a finger or toenail. The infection can start suddenly (acute paronychia) or gradually (chronic paronychia).
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Infection: Pain, swelling , redness and drainage are all possible symptoms of a paronychia. , .
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