Raised red lump just behind eponychium

[sarahnailz]

Hello

I have just removed a set of acrylics and I have noticed that I have a red slightly raised bump behind the eponychium on my thumb. It's not sore and no pus is present. Any ideas? It's not on any other finger. Maybe I caught the eponychium with my file?

thanks

xxSarahxx

 

[gembos]

thats what i would say but it would be painful if you had at least saw to touch.. could it be a wart do you think im not sure on this one just a suggestion.

 

[lilly]

A whitlow or felon is an infection of the tip of the finger.[1] The terms are also sometimes misapplied to paronychia, which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the nail. keep poping it in hot salt water x

this pic is quite a bad one, they can just look like small red lumps x

( Nice nail, could do with enhancing I feel ! )

 

[geeg]

Could be the start of a ganglion.

http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/hw013.htm

I have one too ... sometimes called a mucous cyst. http://www.eatonhand.com/jpg/1370302.jpg