Paronychie und Onychie mit eigenartiger Färbung der Nagelplatten, verursacht durch Cryptococcus interdigitalis Pollacci und Nannizzi

Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Paronychia

“…It is very rare on the feet. The process may be acute or chronic; affect one, several, or, more rarely, all the nails, and is ascribed to direct infection, particularly by the staphylococcus, which predominates in the chronic form, but also by the strepto coccus, B. cob, C. albicans [6] and even by the cryptococcus and by Mucor [4].Although infection plays an im portant part especially in the acute forms, it should nevertheless take second place in relation to other etiological factors which seem to play a more determ ining role.Traum a is frequently the starting point and may be due to the introduction of foreign bodies (thorns, splinters of wood, etc. ), cos metic m anipulations (manicure), occupational hazards [1,7] (contact 18…”