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SIX signs of infection
PSRFTP
- pain
- swelling
- redness
- local fever
- throbbing
- pus
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Onychomycosis (Tinea Unguium)
thick black, brown, beige, or white in color, with yellow streaking, deformed shape, possible nail loss.
DR REFERRAL/no services
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Tinea Manus
blisters, flakes, ring of pink, very itchy and dry, red in color, very contagious and can spread to nails, feet, etc.
DR REFERRAL/no services
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Tinea Pedis
- Athlete's Foot/Foot Ringworm
- E:fungus
itchy, red blisters, can be single spot, or clusters between the toes
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Paronychia (Felon)
- Inflammation of skin surrounding the nail
- E:bacterial infection
signs of infection, healing time of 4 weeks, causes include hangnails, prolonged exposure to water, hair splinters
DR REF/no services
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Onychoptosis
- shedding of the nails
- E:disease/injury
highly sensitive nail bed, if the disease causing the problem is cured, the nail will regrow; may occur on only one or two nails; nail bed should be protected while the nail grows.
DR REF/no services
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Onychia
- Inflammation of the nail matrix
- E:bacterial infection, disease related
signs of infection, depending on severity, nail may not grow back
DR REF/no services
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Onychatrophia
- Wasting away of the nail
- E:injury/systemic
nail atrophy, caused by cancer, nail shrinks and may separate from nail bed; if illness-related, may not improve if matrix is damaged; the nail may improve in 3 to 6 months.
DR REF/no services
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