Infection can also cause redness and inflammation of the nail fold.

Nail fold: This is the ridge of skin around the nail.

Nail fold vasculature: this can be examined under the microscope.

When healed, the nail fold skin remains low and tight at the side of the nail.

If the skin around the nail appears red and puffy, this is known as inflammation of the nail fold.

A nail infection happens in the nail fold and/or nail itself.

Melanonychia with pigmentation of the proximal nail fold.

Candidal paronychia is an inflammation of the nail fold produced by Candida albicans.

There may be suppurative inflammation of the nail fold surrounding the nail plate - known as paronychia.

If the melanoma involves the nail fold and the nail bed, complete excision of the nail unit might be required.

Paronychium or the "lateral nail fold" is the term for the soft tissue surrounding the border of the fingernail or toenail.

Proximal subungual onychomycosis is fungal penetration of the newly formed nail plate through the proximal nail fold.

PSO infects the base of the nail (skin at the nail fold), often thickening the skin, which can separate from the nail.

The Vandenbos Procedure is a highly effective method that focuses on excision of excessive nail fold tissue without affecting the healthy nail and nail matrix.

The nail may look thicker than normal, and there may be signs of infection (reddened, swollen, tender, or warm) in the skin next to the nail (nail fold).

This may be caused by an infection or problem in the nail fold, where the nail begins to form, or it may be caused by an injury to that area.