Paronychium

Lateral fold
Latin vallum laterale
Code TH H3.12.00.3.02017

Paronychium or the "lateral nail fold" is the term for the soft tissue surrounding the border of the fingernail or toenail. it keeps anything from getting underneath the nail, causing an infection [1]

Clinical significance

This tissue can become infected around an ingrown toenail or finger nail. The resulting infection is termed paronychia.

References

  1. ^ Wang QC, Johnson BA (2001). "Fingertip injuries". Am Fam Physician 63 (10): 1961–6. PMID 11388710. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1961.html. 
Skin
Skin fields
Head
campus frontalis, campus parietalis, campus occipitalis, campus temroralis, campus facialis (campus orbitalis, campus nasalis, campus oralis, campus mentalis, campus infraorbitalis, campus buccalis, campus zygomaticus)
Neck
campus cervicalis anterior (campus submandibularis, campus caroticus, campus omotrachealis, campus submentalis), campus sternocleidomastoideus, campus cervicalis posterior (campus omoclavicularis), campus nuchalis
Chest
campus presternalis, campus clavipectoralis, campus pectoralis verus, campus mammarius, campus inframammarius, campus axillaris
Abdomen
campus hypochondriacus, campus epigastricus, campus abdominalis lateralis, campus umbilicalis, campus inguinalis, campus hypogastricus
Perineum
campus analis, campus urogenitalis
Subcutaneous tissue
Adnexa
Nail matrix · Nail plate (Lunula)  · Eponychium · Paronychium · Hyponychium

M: INT, SF, LCT

anat/phys/devp

noco(i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr(n/e/d), sysi/epon

proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)

M: SKA

anat/phys/devp

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon

proc, drug(D10)