Clinical features
- similar to the ones seen in acute disease: erythema, tenderness and swelling, retraction of the proximal nail fold and absence of the adjacent cuticle
- disease usually involves one or several fingers (thumb and the second or third fingers of the dominant hand)
- changes in the nail plate include:
- discolouration
- thickening
- pronounced transverse ridges due to inflammation of the nail matrix e.g.- Beau's lines
- nail loss
Reference:
- Leggit JC. Acute and chronic paronychia. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Jul 1;96(1):44-51.
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