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Amit Pabari1, Srinivasan Iyer, Christopher T Khoo
1Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital NHS Trust, Wexham, Berkshire, UK. ajpabari@aol.com
Abstract:
Management of paronychia should primarily be aimed at preventing any activity that results in impairment of the natural barrier function of the nail fold. Surgical treatments aim to cure paronychia by exposing the inflamed germinal matrix to permit unrestricted drainage. We describe a Swiss roll technique for treatment of chronic and severe acute paronychia.
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