Panaritium Superficial

"Felon - inflammation of the tissues of the nail phalanx without a purulent process"

PanAricium is called superficial if the inflammatory cavity is located in the matrix area surrounding the nail. Symptoms of this type of inflammation are manifested by the appearance of redness near the nail fold, swelling, pain in the finger area and changes in the nail plate. This occurs when a fungal infection is advanced, infection is caused by dirty nails of surrounding people, or mechanical injury to the skin surrounding the nail phalanx. You can get rid of superficial felon with the treatment described for deep purulent lesions. However, these diseases have one significant difference - neglected deep panaritium becomes chronic, and superficial inflammation always ends in recovery, does not progress and does not require long-term treatment. For superficial panaritium (felon without phlegmon) in the initial stages of its development, conservative treatment is usually sufficient: it is removed and the wound area is treated with antiseptics. After this, a course of antibiotics is also given. With a favorable outcome of local treatment, the surface of the nail plate is restored in 30–40 days. The use of surgical exposure of the source of inflammation is carried out in the presence of contraindications (heart, renal failure, etc.) or in case of deep swelling of nearby tissues. Treatment