[Treatment of paronychia].

OBJECTIVE: The procedure is selected based on the stage of infection with careful removal of the focal infection in the area of the nail fold. INDICATIONS: All infections of the periungual area. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Herpes infections [1, 12]. All purulent infections of the periungual area should be eliminated. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: Opening of the abscess, excision of the eponychium, mobilization of the nail barrier away from the nail plate, inzision of the nail barrier at a defined place, necrosectomy, irrigation, and drainage. POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT: Moist dressings and fingerbaths in the first few days.
RESULTS: In most cases, the infection heals completely without substantial scar formation.