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Infection in thumb

2018-02-26 08:14:03
I have an infection in my thumb below the nail. It looks like it's slowly going onwards or spreading in other words. There is some swelling with minimum pain and the skin become scaly when I allow it to grow. I generally end up scraping the skin part off.
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Greetings, it sounds like you have a paronychia / or nail fungal infection. This can be confirmed and treated after seeing the photos that can be sent on follow up chat or after a direct physical examination. Kindly get this treated in due time because nail treatment usually take longer for complete recovery. Hope this helps. Warm regards, Dr Govind S Mittal, Bengaluru

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