The pharmacist of Rémy, auditor of Europe 1, recently told him that he was probably suffering from a whitlow, a common inflammation of the toes or fingers.

In the show "Sans Rendez-vous", Tuesday afternoon, doctor Jimmy Mohamed gives him some advice to put an end to this infection.

It is an infection that many people can suffer from in the fingers or toes: whitlow is a rather painful inflammation of the skin.

The pharmacist from Rémy, auditor of Europe 1, diagnosed that he visibly had this pathology on the nail of his index finger, with a small pocket of pus.

He therefore wonders how to treat it and doctor Jimmy Mohamed lingers, Tuesday afternoon, in the program

Sans Rendez-vous

, on how to recognize the whitlow and get rid of it.

"The whitlow can occur especially in people who often bite their nails, which is called onychophagia. It is a bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It starts with a small sore, which can therefore be linked to biting your nails, but it can also be a bit of a failed manicure, when you tear off the little skin called cuticles. At that point, you have a gateway to disease and bacteria can arise and give this whitlow which, after two to five days, will give this painful 'collection'.

How is whitlow formed?

We are not all equal in the face of whitlow.

Some will never do it in their life, others will do it fairly regularly.

We know that there are certain susceptibility factors of whitlow, especially if you have diabetes, if you have illnesses with immunosuppressants or if you drink alcohol.

In these cases, you are particularly sensitive to secondary infections, especially in the area of ​​the fingers.

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It will sometimes take off the nail, which will have a slightly whitish appearance

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On the other hand, we know that it will always start the same way, with a small wound, a small sore which will then start.

It swells, it's hot, it's painful.

And then, after a few days, a ball of pus will form.

It will sometimes peel off the nail, which will have a slightly whitish appearance.

How to treat him?

Left untreated, whitlow can turn into deep whitlow.

It is an attack of what is called the sheaths.

It should be understood that in the finger, you have tendons and small pulleys which allow you to flex the fingers.

When the whitlow is left untreated, the bacteria will diffuse and spread quietly along your hand and these sheaths.

This is what is going to make you have a hard time closing your hand.

At this point, the surgeon is obligated to clean and remove everything, although the best treatment is to start disinfecting early on.

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The whitlow will evolve in two ways: either it will collect and form a ball of pus, and there it is the surgeon who must remove it from you.

If you pierce yourself, some of the liquid will come off.

But if we do that, we can do it wrong.

And even when we do it well, it will remain the shell of the whitlow which will cause it to grow back in some time.

It is the surgeon who must remove it in the operating room.

Do not forget to have your vaccination against tetanus up to date, because there is a wound.

Otherwise, we disinfect and bathe in Dakin and hexomedine, three to four times a day.

Often it goes like this. "