Painful bulging nail infection can be dealt with by iodophor disinfection, hot compresses, taking antibiotics and surgical treatment.
1. Iodophor disinfection: if the patient’s finger is only red and swollen, the patient should first disinfect the red and swollen area with iodophor to avoid aggravating the infection.
2. Hot compresses: The swelling can be reduced by hot compresses, such as applying a hot towel to the red and swollen area.
3. Take antibiotics: If the patient’s finger is not only red and swollen, but also has pus, then oral antibiotics can be taken, such as metronidazole, cefmenoxime and so on.
4. Surgery: If the nail groin infection is serious, such as the emergence of abscess, you can be treated by surgery, usually the pus will be slightly longitudinal opening a small mouth, and then the pus will be drawn out, or directly pull out the nails, and then discharged pus.
Do not cut too deep when cutting nails to avoid infection, such as nail inguinitis conservative treatment is ineffective, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.