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47: 117:, a type of skin infection that occurs around the nails. Treatments for paronychia vary with severity, but may include soaking in hot salty water, the use of oral antibiotic medication, or 125:, permanent changes to the shape of the nail, or the spread of infection. Hangnails may also hurt if pulled, as they may remain firmly attached to living skin. 280: 308: 262: 215:
These pesky skin tears can be a huge pain. Here's what to do if you get one, and how to prevent hangnails in the first place.
150: 90:, or even a small, torn piece of nail separated from the main nail. Hangnails are typically caused by having 197: 277: 238: 17: 303: 250: 226: 162: 118: 251:
Thomas P. Habif; M. Shane Chapman; James G. H. Dinulos; Kathryn A. Zug (4 September 2017).
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recommends clipping the loose piece of skin with a clean
23:Torn piece of skin next to a fingernail or toenail 141:oil may help prevent the formation of hangnails. 295: 172:. Persistent hangnails should be evaluated by a 244: 198:"What's the Best Way to Get Rid of a Hangnail?" 191: 189: 254:Skin Disease E-Book: Diagnosis and Treatment 186: 45: 113:Hangnails can become infected and cause 296: 195: 239:Treating a Hangnail - Topic Overview 13: 14: 320: 309:Conditions of the skin appendages 287:, American Academy of Dermatology 220: 54:The bottom finger has a hangnail. 102: 196:Helgas, Eric (March 13, 2024). 151:American Academy of Dermatology 97: 94:, or by trauma to the fingers. 271: 232: 1: 179: 128: 40:Agnail, Stepmother's blessing 257:. Elsevier Health Sciences. 144: 7: 10: 325: 106: 74:is a small, torn piece of 15: 58: 53: 44: 36: 31: 18:Hangnail (disambiguation) 149:For home treatment, the 168:if the area appears 16:For other uses, see 166:antibiotic ointment 137:(or hand cream) or 283:2015-09-06 at the 203:The New York Times 264:978-0-323-44223-7 68: 67: 26:Medical condition 316: 288: 275: 269: 268: 248: 242: 236: 230: 224: 218: 217: 212: 210: 193: 163:over-the-counter 119:clinical lancing 49: 29: 28: 324: 323: 319: 318: 317: 315: 314: 313: 304:Nails (anatomy) 294: 293: 292: 291: 285:Wayback Machine 276: 272: 265: 249: 245: 237: 233: 225: 221: 208: 206: 194: 187: 182: 161:, and applying 147: 131: 111: 105: 100: 27: 24: 21: 12: 11: 5: 322: 312: 311: 306: 290: 289: 270: 263: 243: 231: 229:, MedLine Plus 219: 184: 183: 181: 178: 146: 143: 130: 127: 107:Main article: 104: 101: 99: 96: 66: 65: 62: 56: 55: 51: 50: 42: 41: 38: 34: 33: 25: 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 321: 310: 307: 305: 302: 301: 299: 286: 282: 279: 274: 266: 260: 256: 255: 247: 240: 235: 228: 223: 216: 205: 204: 199: 192: 190: 185: 177: 175: 171: 167: 164: 160: 159:nail scissors 156: 152: 142: 140: 136: 133:Daily use of 126: 124: 120: 116: 110: 103:Complications 95: 93: 89: 88:ingrown nails 86:, related to 85: 81: 77: 73: 63: 61: 57: 52: 48: 43: 39: 35: 30: 19: 273: 253: 246: 234: 222: 214: 207:. Retrieved 201: 155:nail clipper 148: 132: 112: 98:Presentation 71: 69: 135:hand lotion 64:Dermatology 37:Other names 298:Categories 227:Paronychia 180:References 129:Prevention 115:paronychia 109:Paronychia 80:fingernail 78:next to a 278:Hangnails 209:March 13, 174:physician 145:Treatment 60:Specialty 281:Archived 170:inflamed 92:dry skin 72:hangnail 32:Hangnail 241:, WebMD 139:cuticle 123:abscess 84:toenail 261:  259:ISBN 211:2024 76:skin 157:or 82:or 300:: 213:. 200:. 188:^ 176:. 70:A 267:. 20:.

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Hangnail (disambiguation)

Specialty
skin
fingernail
toenail
ingrown nails
dry skin
Paronychia
paronychia
clinical lancing
abscess
hand lotion
cuticle
American Academy of Dermatology
nail clipper
nail scissors
over-the-counter
antibiotic ointment
inflamed
physician


"What's the Best Way to Get Rid of a Hangnail?"
The New York Times
Paronychia
Treating a Hangnail - Topic Overview
Skin Disease E-Book: Diagnosis and Treatment
ISBN
978-0-323-44223-7

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