Question
The 2-year-old baby started biting nails a month ago. Today, I found pus under the nail edge of the right index finger, with the fingertips red and swollen. The pus was drained with a needle and treated with iodine tincture. Is this paronychia, and what kind of care and treatment is needed! No hospital follow-up.
Answer
This situation recurring is also a manifestation of paronychia, and timely symptomatic treatment should be implemented to promote healthy recovery. After such recurrence, it is mainly necessary to use iodine tincture for timely disinfection of the area, while also paying attention to preventing the wound from getting wet. In cases of obvious inflammation recurrence, timely hospital consultation and treatment are required.