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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with chronic paronychia affecting ≥ 2 fingernails in the dominant hand. 2. Patients not receiving any relevant systemic treatment for at least 4 weeks before initiation of our study 3. Patients not receiving any relevant topical treatment for at least 2 weeks before initiation of our study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient with peripheral vascular disease or Raynaud's phenomenon 2. Pregnant and lactating females 3. Patients with autoimmune diseases e.g., connective tissue diseases, psoriasis, reactive arthritis, and pemphigus. 4. Patients with solid or hematological malignancies. 5. Patients on systemic drugs that are known to cause chronic paronychia e.g. retinoids. 6. Patients with any visible focus of infection at the injection site or in the vicinity, including patients with superimposed attack of acute paronychia. 7. Onychomycosis or any associated nail disease