# @nurselateef on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaC1NWYtCLE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67445503-nurselateef-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/060d1b33b6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T09:35:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lateef Jokosenumi (@nurselateef) — https://gondola.cc/nurselateef

## Caption

It starts with something so small…

A tiny piece of skin beside your nail.

You pull it.

It stings.

Then your body’s defence system goes to work.

Redness.
Swelling.
Pain.
Sometimes even infection.

What looks like a minor injury can become a painful condition called paronychia, especially if bacteria enter through the broken skin.

🩹 Help protect your fingers by:

✋ Avoiding picking or biting the skin around your nails
🧼 Keeping the area clean and dry
💧 Moisturising dry skin to reduce hangnails
⚠️ Seeking medical advice if redness spreads, pus develops, pain becomes severe, or the swelling doesn’t improve

🇬🇧 If you’re concerned:

🏥 Speak to your GP or local pharmacist
📞 NHS 111 for advice
🚨 Seek urgent medical attention if the infection spreads rapidly, you develop a fever, or you have severe swelling, especially if you have diabetes or a weakened immune system.

Sometimes the smallest injuries deserve the biggest attention.

For more cinematic health and mental health stories, follow Nurse Lateef. 

#Paronychia
#NailHealth
#HealthEducation
#NurseLife
#NurseLateef

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nailhealth, paronychia, healtheducation, nurselateef, nurselife

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