# @thewhizdoc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQmgX6ACSCn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59858860-thewhizdoc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ec35bdb60e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-03T16:55:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Emmanuel Aguh, MD | Family Medicine (@thewhizdoc) — https://gondola.cc/thewhizdoc

## Caption

I thought I just jammed my finger at the gym… but urgent care said otherwise 😬

It was paronychia — a nail infection that happens when bacteria sneaks in through tiny cuts or cracks near your nail. Usually from cutting nails too short or biting the skin around them.

Lesson learned: keep your nails clean, don’t cut too deep, and don’t ignore swelling that keeps getting worse. Sometimes what looks like a “minor injury” can actually be an infection waiting to spread.

Have you ever had something like this happen before? 👇🏽

Poll: Would you have gone to urgent care/doctor’s office for a swollen finger?

#Paronychia #FingerInfection #NailInfection #UrgentCareVisit #HealthTips #DoctorExplains #MedicalFacts #FamilyMedicine

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## Tags

healthtips, nailinfection, familymedicine, doctorexplains, paronychia, urgentcarevisit, medicalfacts, fingerinfection

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