Paronychia Candida

Mumps candidiasis is a lesion of the periungual tissues of the drooping nail phalanx, caused by the introduction of the opportunistic candida fungus (Candida albicans), characterized by inflammatory and destructive changes in the area of ​​the ridge and nail fold. It manifests itself as inflammatory phenomena, signs of infectious damage to the soft tissues of the lateral fingers (primary panaritium) and painful thickening of the nail plate. Pathomorphological changes in the inflammation zone are expressed by alteration, hyperemia and infiltration. Diagnosed by clinical picture, microscopy of a smear-imprint and culture of a smear under the nail plate. It is treated by sanitizing the source of infection, anti-inflammatory therapy, antibacterial therapy in case of staphylococcal infection, physiotherapeutic methods, local and systemic antifungal drugs.

Parotichia is a type of paronychin and is more often observed during mycotic processes on the skin around