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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
Posted in Feature, Paronychia
Tagged eponychia, eponychium, heat, nail injury, pain, paronychia, perionychium, Pseudomonas, redness, swelling, trauma
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Nail Anatomy 101
Did you know that fingernails grow about 2-3mm per month while toenails lag behind at 1mm per month? Did you know that complete replacement of a fingernail requires 6 months while a toenail requires 18 months? Does the nail still mystify you? Read this article to learn more about this elusive skin appendage. Continue reading
Posted in Nails 101
Tagged anatomy, cuticle, eponychium, germinative, hyponychium, keratin, lunula, matrix, nail, nail bed, nail plate, onycholysis, paronychia, proximal nail fold
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