A very unpleasant disease that often occurs in people whose work is accompanied by microtrauma of the fingers is panaritium. Home treatment of this disease is possible if the inflammation is not very strong, not accompanied by high fever and extensive swelling. Often panaritium occurs in children due to non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, biting off burrs on the fingers, or minor hand injuries that have not been treated with antiseptics. It can happen
also in case of improperly done manicure, finger piercing with a fish bone or a splinter.
Features of the disease
This disease causes serious trouble, especially for those who have to work with their hands. Indeed, at the site of inflammation, a jerking pain is felt, often very strong. It intensifies when lowering the arm down, and also at night. A tumor develops at the site of injury. Precisely according tothese signs can understand that you have panaritium. Treatment at home is possible only at the initial stage of the disease. And the sooner it is started, the more favorable its results.
In advanced cases, the help of a surgeon is often required to open the focus of inflammation, because pus, not finding a way out, can penetrate inside, and infection of the blood or inflammation of the lymph nodes will occur, osteomyelitis or sepsis may occur. The peculiarity of this disease is that the infection enters under the skin through a very small hole, and without air access, favorable conditions are created for its reproduction.
How to treat panaritium
This is what characterizes panaritium. Home treatment of this disease should prevent inflammation from developing, as well as bring pus out. In no case should you open the abscess yourself or squeeze it out. The main means of treatment are rinsing, bathing, washing and applying various ointments. It is effective at the initial stage to use a compress with ichthyol ointment or
Vishnevsky's ointment. You can mix them in equal proportions or apply any one.
If you feel pain on your finger, notice a swelling - you have panaritium. Alternative treatment of this disease is effective, but takes a lot of time. Most often, it is recommended to do warm baths or even soar your finger in hot water with the addition of soda or s alt. You can also wash the affected area with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or calendula tincture. Baths should belasting from a few minutes, if the water is very hot, up to half an hour. It is advisable to do them several times a day until complete recovery.
Very unpleasant and causes severe pain around the periungual panaritium. Treatment is recommended to start as early as possible to prevent complications. For
For better outflow of pus, you can apply a baked onion or baked garlic mixed with laundry soap to the sore spot. Such compresses should be changed every 4 hours.
Grated beets or raw potatoes also help. They do not allow inflammation to develop. Compresses from different products are best done after baths. Honey, aloe leaf, chewed walnut, propolis tincture or pine resin are also suitable for application.
If you have panaritium, treatment at home can be facilitated by starting it as early as possible and constantly rinsing or applying compresses to your finger.
