Finger Infection (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Kevin Aston, DO

Coauthor:

Michael Doyle, DO

Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Finger Infection Pictures

Picture of flexor tendon sheaths and radial and ulnar bursae. Image courtesy of Randle L Likes, DO.

Media type: Picture of a herpetic whitlow. Image courtesy of Glen Vaughn, MD.

Media type: Picture of a moderate paronychia. Swelling and redness around the edge of the nail is caused by a large pus collection under the skin. Image courtesy of Christina L Kukula, DO.

Media type: Picture of drainage of pus from a paronychia. Image courtesy of Glen Vaughn, MD.

Media type: Picture of a paronychia can progress to a felon if left untreated. Image courtesy of A paronychia can progress to a felon if left untreated. Image courtesy of Glen Vaughn, MD.