Anaerobic Bacteria

[Basma]

I'm a diabetic patient and I have an anaerobic bacteria in my finger's nail many time I used to remove my nails to be ok nothing help me please do you have any answer to solve this problem?

[JDRF-Team-SS]

Hello basma,

I am a volunteer, not a medical professional, so my advice should not be taken in place of medical advice from your doctor.  The input I give is based on my own experience in caring for my son - now 10 yrs. old who was diagnosed at the age of 3.

I did some searching and this is what I found:

"Treatment options for acute paronychias include warm-water soaks, oral antibiotic therapy and surgical drainage. In cases of chronic paronychia, it is important that the patient avoid possible irritants. Treatment options include the use of topical antifungal agents and steroids, and surgical intervention."

Have you talked to your doctor about this problem yet?

Is your fingernail constantly infected OR is this happening from time to time? When it does happen, have you tried soaking your finger in very warm water that has anti-bacterial soap in it? If not, you might want to try this. Soak it at least a few times a day and in between use some type of over the counter antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin on your finger and wrap it in a band-aid. (not too tight) Whether you have tried this method above or not, you should Still Seek Advice from your doctor.

My son has had a problem with his big toes gettting infected and sometimes hurting to the point of not being able to put any pressure (step down on his foot) on his toe. Our advice Nurse said to soak his toe in very warm water with anti-bacterial soap in it and then in between do as I mentioned above. She said that if the redness was to spread past his toe and his foot was to get red or if the redness worsened to call immediately. (I am not saying that he has the same problem as you.)

Please Call Your Doctor About This, but I do not beleive it would make anything worse to soak your finger as I mentioned above.