Inner toe nails

Introduction The long toe of the big toe often has problems in the direction of the nail. The toenails grow long into the meat, and most people appear on the first toe of the foot. If the nail's residual corners penetrate into the meat, it is red and swollen and painful, which will cause "recession."

Cause

The reasons for the length of the toenails are: shoes that are too tight, mold infections, trauma, and pressure that continues to act on the feet.

an examination

Related inspection

Molybdenum target X-ray examination

Any redness or pus.

People with diabetes or poor circulation may feel dull in their feet. Don't try to treat the inside of the toenail.

Differential diagnosis

Paronychia is a purulent infection of the soft tissue around the nail. It is caused by the micro-invasive damage of the skin of the nail to the skin and growth. In the finger, it is caused by damage such as stab wound, tearing or peeling the nail or trimming the nail too deep. In the toes, mostly due to over-tightening of the ingrown toe or shoes, most of them occur in the thumb. Abnormal nails include discoloration, spoon-shaped nails, longitudinal tendons, finger nails or dystrophies, and horn-shaped nails.

The onychomycosis is characterized by thickening of the nails, looseness of the nails, and empty matte. Usually, a nail appears gray-white spots, gradually enlarged, nails become thick and crisp, uneven, tarnished, grounded or incomplete, or can be peeled off. Hyperthyroidism, commonly known as "grey nails." Generally, 1-2 finger nails begin to develop, and all severe fingers can be affected. The diseased deck is tarnished, and the deck is thickened and deformed over time, showing a grayish and stained yellow color. The deck becomes brittle and breaks off, sometimes the deck is separated from the nail bed. A person who suffers from chronic diseases, long-term depression, smoking, or chemical exposures such as carbon paper and hair dye can cause discoloration or staining of nails.

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