With what finger digs, children and adults are faced. Suppuration can be caused by many causes, but its main constituent is microbes. There is an inflammatory process after the appearance of splinters, scratches, wounds or cuts on the legs or hands, mainly near the nail.
Causes of suppuration of the finger at the nail
Acute inflammatory process on the finger near the nail doctors call the paronychia. The causes of inflammation are traumas of nail ridges after injections, cuts, bruises. When the integrity of the skin is broken, pathogenic microorganisms penetrate into the tissue of the fingers: fungi, streptococci, staphylococci. If a person's immunity is weakened, then a purulent process develops. Pus under the nail occurs after the following provoking factors:
- fungus on the nails of the hands or feet;
- unsuccessful pedicure or manicure;
- cuts near the nail roller;
- infringement of a venous circulation;
- diabetes;
- ingrown toenail.
Than to treat a abscess on the finger or toe
When a paronychia, an infected person feels a pulsating pain in the pathology site, the skin acquires a reddish hue and swells. The place of swelling starts to fester, and without therapy the pain syndrome becomes very strong and the temperature rises. How to properly treat the abscess on the finger near the nail, doctors know, so when there is an alarming symptomatology the patient should urgently go to a medical facility for help.
Conservative treatment of
In the initial stages, the abscess can be handled independently. If a finger digs on the arm or leg with a weak soreness, the baths with a solution of potassium permanganate( weak), anti-inflammatory ointments and compresses with them will help. After treatment with manganese should be on the bandage apply one of the selected antibacterial drugs, attach it to the inflamed area, bandage and keep the day. The best ointment from abscesses on the finger is Vishnevsky. Quickly clean the suppuration drugs Levomekol, Gentaksan, Dioxin ointment.
In case the pain becomes frequent and pulsating, and the abscess is large, then it is impossible to cure the paronychia at home - it is necessary to go to the surgeon. The doctor after the diagnosis, usually appoints the following medicines:
- Nonsteroid tablets Nimesil, Diclofenac, Ibuprofen. They stop the inflammatory process.
- Ichthyol ointment. It reduces redness, pulls suppuration and swelling. It is applied to the affected area.
- Antifungal medicines Lamisil, Orungal. Appointed if the disease is accompanied by a fungal infection.
- Antibiotics Metronidazole, Clindamycin. Destroy the pathogen, improve the patient's well-being.
Folk remedies and herbs
Our ancestors also knew how to treat an abscess on a finger near the nail. If the okolonogevoy cut, burr or callus is used, apply such procedures:
- Baked onions. Bake the bulb directly in the shell in the oven until soft. Cut the middle so as not to damage its integrity. Put the ball with a hole on your finger with an abscess, fix it with a band-aid or bandage. Hold the compress for 3 hours, repeat the procedure if necessary.
- Baby soap. If the finger is red and aching on the foot near the nail, for example, the little finger, carefully soap the baby soap with cotton wool, attach to the place of the abscess for the night, fix with adhesive plaster. Compresses are made until redness and pus have a trace.
- St. John's Wort. When the finger is swollen and festered, make an infusion of St. John's wort for drawing out pus. To do this, a glass of boiled water should be filled with a spoon( table) of dry grass, then let it brew for half an hour in a warm place. After cool, pat the infusion with St. John's wort gauze or bandage, attach the compress to your finger, fix it for 20 minutes. The procedure is carried out several times a day until recovery.
- Kerosene. How to treat an abscess on the finger near the nail with a combustible mixture? Very quickly and simply! Lower your finger with an abscess in the purified kerosene for a couple of minutes. The substance disinfects tissues, promotes rapid recovery.
Surgical intervention
In the absence of positive dynamics after a conservative treatment, the surgeon can offer to remove pus from the finger by surgery. The procedure is simple and done under local anesthesia. You can see how the operation is performed on the Internet from photos and videos. Brief description of the operation:
- an incision is made after anesthesia over the abscess;
- purulent discharge and dead tissue are removed;
- if the patient has a panoderma, then the nail is removed;
- is administered topical antibiotics;
- is superimposed with a patch;
- after the patient daily make new dressings with wound healing medicines;
- postoperative period lasts one week.
What to do if a finger digs in a child
Often children try to tear off a hangnail on their finger, after which almost always there is a suppuration. How can one treat an abscess on a finger near the nail of a child? You can help the baby even before the doctor comes with a warm bath with sea salt. Put salt in the warm water( salt), drip a couple drops of iodine and keep the baby's finger in the solution for 5 minutes, do so 5-6 times a day. They help to relieve the condition and the bath with the herbaceous harvests, which include: chamomile, plantain, sage.
Prophylaxis of the peri-oral felony
To avoid suppuration under the fingernail, hands should always be kept clean. It is desirable to remember and the fact that the skin is easy to dry with detergents, after which it is covered with microcracks, through which germs penetrate. Advice on the prophylaxis of peri-nasal suppuration:
- Always use gloves when cleaning or working in the garden.
- When dealing with cutting and stabbing objects, be extremely careful.
- After work, lubricate your hands with a moisturizing or protective cream.
- Do not use manicure accessories belonging to another person.
- Seek medical help in case of hand injuries in time to avoid complications.