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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2019

A boy had a foreign body removed from under his nail plate. 3 days later he developed a sharp throbbing pain at the end of his distal phalanx, which intensifies when the phalanx is pressed, hyperemia of the nail fold, elevated body temperature up to 38.5°C, and nail plate discoloration. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Erysipeloid
  2. Paronychia
  3. Erysipelas
  4. Subungual panaritium
  5. Abscess
Correct answer

Subungual panaritium

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