Etymed
paronychia
Definition
Inflammation of the skin around the nail
Clinical context
A 28-year-old manicurist presents with painful swelling and redness around her fingernails that has been worsening over 3 days. She reports significant tenderness when touching the affected area and notes that the skin appears infected. On examination, there is obvious erythema and edema surrounding the nail folds bilaterally.
Mnemonic
PARONYCHIA = PAIN around NAIL folds, A = acute, R = redness, O = swollen, N = nail, Y = yellowish discharge, C = cellulitis, H = hot, I = inflamed, A = abscess formation