Acute bacterial paronychia

Description

Acute bacterial paronychia is an acute infection, usually by Staphylococcus aureus, of the paronychial tissues of a digit. It may result from local injury, e.g. a thorn prick in a lateral nail groove, a splinter, torn hangnails or nail biting, but also occurs frequently as an episode during the course of chronic paronychia, when other organisms may be involved, including streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, coliform organisms and Proteus vulgaris.

Index terms

Acute bacterial paronychia
Acute paronychia
Whitlow

Inclusions

Whitlow

Excludes

1F00.00 – Herpetic whitlow

Sibling codes

EE12.1 – Onychomycosis
EE12.Y – Other specified infections of the nail or perionychium
EE12.Z – Infections of the nail or perionychium, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acute bacterial paronychia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/579742959

Part of: EE12: Infections of the nail or perionychium › 14: Diseases of the skin