Descriptor English: | Paronychia | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Paroniquia
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Paroniquia | ||||
Descriptor French: | Paronychie | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Paronychias |
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Tree number(s): |
C01.800.460 C17.800.529.639 C17.800.838.486 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010304 | ||||
Scope note: | An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271) |
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Annotation: | infect dis of skin surrounding nail; coord IM with specific infect (IM) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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DeCS ID: | 10493 | ||||
Unique ID: | D010304 | ||||
NLM Classification: | WR 475 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 |
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DISEASES
Infections [C01]Infections
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Paronychia
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Concept UI |
M0015972 |
Scope note | An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271) |
Preferred term | Paronychia |
Entry term(s) |
Paronychias |
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