Preferred Name

Paronychia [Disease/Finding]

Synonyms

Paronychia

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002330

altLabel

Paronychia

cui

C0030578

MESH DEFINITION

An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271)

MESH DUI

D010304

MeSH name

Paronychia

MESH UI

M0015972

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000002330

NUI

N0000002330

prefLabel

Paronychia [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

71906005

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002103

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