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Best treatment for an infected finger?

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bagelbaby · 28/05/2018 09:56

DD been seriously biting her nails. Unsurprisingly her finger is red and swollen at the bottom edge of her nail.
What would you recommend?
I've suggested a salt water dunk for as long as possible- which might soften it up.
Help!

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MsJolly · 28/05/2018 09:58

She will need antibiotics quickly if it is as bad as you say-you don't want to end up in hospital having the nail removed! ParonychiaS are not nice!

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bagelbaby · 28/05/2018 10:21

Oh lordie.

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AnchorDownDeepBreath · 28/05/2018 10:24

DP has this - got bad on Saturday, he got antibiotics from our GP on Tuesday last week, it was nasty but has settled nicely now.

We did salt water in the meantime.

Silvercatowner · 28/05/2018 21:16

Salt water dunks have always worked for the Silvercat family. You do have to keep the body part submerged for a while though.

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bagelbaby · 28/05/2018 22:20

Thank you all. Latest reports is that 'a lot of stuff came out '!

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3luckystars · 28/05/2018 22:21

Bath it in warm salty water.

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