This image displays redness and swelling of the skin around the nails due to a chronic yeast infection; the nails seen here are short and lifting due to the chronic inflammation. The swelling of the skin around the nail in the finger is typical of candidal paronychia.
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Nail Infection, Bacterial (Paronychia)  A parent's guide for infants and babies

Picture of Nail Infection, Bacterial (Paronychia): This image displays redness and swelling of the skin around the nails due to a chronic yeast infection; the nails seen here are short and lifting due to the chronic inflammation. Divider line
This image displays redness and swelling of the skin around the nails due to a chronic yeast infection; the nails seen here are short and lifting due to the chronic inflammation.
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Who's At Risk
Acute paronychia may occur at any age but is particularly common in children. Chronic paronychia is most common in adult women and those who work in places where their hands are kept moist, but it has been seen in infants who suck on the thumb or fingers, or in those whose caretakers over trim the infant's fingernails.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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