Pseudomonas bacterial nail infection. Close-up of the thumb nail on the right hand of a 59-year-old woman with green nail syndrome (chloronychia). Thi

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Pseudomonas bacterial nail infection. Close-up of the thumb nail on the right hand of a 59-year-old woman with green nail syndrome (chloronychia). This condition is caused by infection with the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. This opportunistic pathogen rarely infects healthy individuals, and usually infects patients with a compromised immune system.

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