Urgent. Painfully Swollen Finger. - I Bite My Nails. A Finger

Urgent. Painfully swollen finger.

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I bite my nails. A finger has infected by pus. I tried to drain the fluid, but nothing came out. Now my whole hand hurts. Who do I show this to?

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