TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Paronychia A1 - Ritter, Kathryn A1 - Fitch, Robert Warne A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Paronychia is the most common hand infection and is characterized by inflammation and pus accumulation along a lateral nail fold. It may spread to involve the eponychium at the base of the nail and the opposite nail fold if untreated. S aureus is most frequently isolated, although the infection is generally mixed flora. Felon, dactylitis, herpetic whitlow, hydrofluoric acid burn, and traumatic injury should be considered in the differential. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/11 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181043592 ER -