What is Paronychia?

6. Treatments With Creams and Lotions

Standard treatments for hands infected with paronychia use a range of creams and lotions, for example, Lotrisone. Most commonly, the doctor asks the patient to apply medicinal cream to the nail fold a couple of times each day. They often have to continue to use the cream over a long period; Sometimes the doctor also prescribes an antifungal drug to take orally. On average expect it to take several months to get rid of the paronychia, but each case is different.