Nail Bed Inflammation (Paronychia): Surgical Therapy

1st order

  • Phlegmon (purulent, diffusely spreading infectious disease of soft tissues): surgical relief and drainage (drainage of wound secretions or fluids by means of a tube) under broad-spectrum antibiosis

2nd order – when previously performed drug therapy does not work or the inflammation worsens (redness, swelling, throbbing pain, hyperthermia).

  • Paronychia: incision (surgical opening) along the nail fold.
  • Panaritium subunguale: incision of the nail wall or trephination (“drilling” of the nail) to relieve and resection (removal) of the nail.