Yes you can. A friend recently got an infection from improperly cleaned tools at a nail salon, and was septic when she finally went to the doctor. Required hospitalization and IV antibiotics.
Go to the ER and have it treated before you get to that point. They will prescribe either topical or oral antibiotics to treat the infection. The may remove the nail as well. In my friend's case, the infection grew under the nail, which is why she did not realize how serious it was.Could i get septicemia from an infection around my fingernail?
Septicemia can potentially develop from any infection that spreads beneath the skin. If the infection is near the surface, it will probably pop open at some point and drain. You could wait a day or two and see what happens or go to the doc an get an antibiotic just to be safe. Even if you developed septicemia, it would take several days or more for it to progress beyond your finger, and you would see an obvious progression of red swelling along your finger that would alert you of a problem.
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