Paronychia, also known as nail infection, refers to an infection that affects the skin around the nails, both toenails, and fingernails. It is the most common nail problem and is mostly caused by ...

Q: I have had ingrown nails before, but the one I have now is painful, really red and swollen, and is leaking pus. Should I be on antibiotics? A: The nail matrix is the only part of the nail that's ...

From trauma to a toenail fungus, there are many reasons why you may have a black toenail. Here's what it means, how to treat ...

In the case of a severely infected great-toe paronychia, does it matter whether or not you start antibiotics before you perform partial nail removal? —Gregory H. Tuttle, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Five months ago, a teenager suffered an injured cuticle while trimming his toenail. Bacitracin and alcohol (recommended by a physician friend of the family) was unsuccessful. The lesion oozes and ...