July 15, 2008

  • Paronychia. It's an infection of the nail bed, either bacterial or fungal. The things I learn by contracting... Apparently the nearly crippling pain when it runs into something is perfectly normal. It happens on hands and feet (and frequently appears on hands due to nail-biting, over-manicuring, or excessive hand-washing) but feet are particularly bad because societal concerns force us to wear the hot and moist bacteria and fungus incubators we call shoes. *grumble* Oh well, if it has a name, it can be fought.