An infection of the pulp space of the thumb, in 2012 A<unk>  or felon is an infection of the tip of the finger. Herpetic<unk>  and melanotic<unk>  (subungual melanoma) are subtypes that are not synonymous with the term felon. A felon is an "extremely painful abscess on the palmar aspect of the fingertip".<unk>  usually refers to herpetic<unk> , though it can also refer to melanotic<unk>  (subungual melanoma), which somewhat resembles acral lentiginous melanoma. The terms<unk>  and felon are also sometimes misapplied to paronychia, which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the nail. Felon presents with a throbbing pain, clinically.
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