a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet on toes or fingers
paronychia in American English
(ˌpærəˈnɪkiə)
noun
Pathology
inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon
Derived forms
paronychial
adjective
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ L parōnychia ‹ Gk parōnychía whitlow, equiv. to par-par- + onych- (s. of ónyx) claw, nail + -ia-ia]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: class, investment, radius, tea, tube-ia is a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names ofdiseases (malaria; anemia), place names (Italia; Romania), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia)
Examples of 'paronychia' in a sentence
paronychia
The most common nail findings were paronychia and onychorrhexis.
Vaishnavi Gopal, Manjunath Mala Shenoy, Vishal Bejai, Thansiha Nargis 2018, 'Nail changes in autoimmune blistering disorders: A case-control study', Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprologyhttp://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2018;volume=84;issue=3;spage=373;epage=373;aulast=Gopal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other reactions including mainly xerosis, paronychia and trichomegaly can also occur.
Kurtuluş Didem Yazganoğlu, Can Baykal 2012, 'Acneiform Eruption and Other Dermatologic Side Effects Induced by Targeted CancerTherapy: A Retrospective Analysis', Turkdermhttp://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=turkderm&plng=tur&un=TURKDERM-47640. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here, we report a patient with afatinib-induced paronychia.
Pei-Yuu Yang, Chen-Jei Tai 2017, 'Chinese Medicine Treatment for Afatinib-Induced Paronychia', Case Reports in Oncological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7327359. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Newer therapies and surgical modalities are being employed in the management of chronic paronychia.
Vineet Relhan, Khushbu Goel, Shikha Bansal, Vijay Kumar Garg 2014, 'Management of chronic paronychia', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=1;spage=15;epage=20;aulast=Relhan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xerosis and paronychia were the main associated adverse cutaneous reactions.
Kurtuluş Didem Yazganoğlu, Can Baykal 2012, 'Acneiform Eruption and Other Dermatologic Side Effects Induced by Targeted CancerTherapy: A Retrospective Analysis', Turkdermhttp://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=turkderm&plng=tur&un=TURKDERM-47640. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other adverse events included trichomegaly, paronychia, granuloma pyogenicum-likelesions, dryness of the skin and pruritus.
Magdalena Żychowska, Aleksandra Batycka-Baran, Wojciech Baran, Joanna Maj 2016, 'Severe cicatricial alopecia as a rare cutaneous side effect due to erlotinib – casereport', Przegląd Dermatologicznyhttps://www.termedia.pl/Severe-cicatricial-alopecia-as-a-rare-cutaneous-side-effect-due-to-erlotinib-case-report,56,28518,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)