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Chronic paronychia
- Candida
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hands in water a lot
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Beau
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s lines; loss of cuticle
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will not respond to griseofulvin; treatment = ketoconazole
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treatment
: responds well to Lotrisone cream or compound: 4% thymol in absolute alcohol BID
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Acute paronychia
- Staph aureus
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augmentin 500 to 750 mg BID (if pen allergic: clindamycin 150 to 450mg PO Q6 to 8hrs)