Treatment A patient who complains of severe shoulder pain that seems to have come out of nowhere may have calcific tendinitis. The stresses and blows that sports and exercise inflict on nails can cause or contribute to problems like subungual hematomas, splinter hemorrhages, nail deformities, and paronychia. Diagnosis and treatment generally aren't complicated, but an apparent subungual hemorrhage can sometimes signal a serious systemic disease. For many people, the thought of running through a field of wildflowers or gliding through the woods on skis triggers memories of a runny, itchy nose or a painful struggle to breathe freely. But a multipronged attack on such allergic reactions can make exercise more comfortable for most patients.
Several tables provide handy guidance for selecting medications.
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