Category Archives: Nails
Paronychia: Ouch, my finger hurts!
Have you ever had a painful and swollen finger and wondered what caused it? It may have been a paronychia, an extremely common infection that occurs in the perionychium (the skin fold surrounding the sides of the nail). Read on to learn more about these pesky infections! Continue reading
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Onychomycosis
By the time we’re 70 years old, 48 percent of us will have experienced onychomycosis. Find out more about the most common nail disease. Continue reading