Nails embedded in meat

Introduction The nail is embedded in the meat, and the nail grows into the meat of the finger and is embedded in the meat. Most of them sneak into the nail groove and repeatedly infected to cause persistent pain in the nail nail groove, which seriously plagues patients' work and life. Patients often go to dermatology, surgery, orthopedics, and even to plastic surgery.

Cause

1, nails short and deep: This is the most common cause, the side edge of the nail is not cut and cut too short and too deep, the side edge of the toenail can be inserted into the soft tissue of the nail like a "hard thorn". Some cases start after a foot bath.

2, wearing shoes too tight: more common in female patients. Wearing a pair of high-end shoes, the side edge of the toenail is squeezed into the soft tissue of the nail groove, and the nail and the pleat are rubbed to cause soft tissue swelling to increase the ingrown toenail.

3, trauma: the kick or the tearing of the deck after being trampled by others, causing the side edge of the deck to be closer to the soft tissue of the nail groove to form ingrown, which is more common among young students.

4, other factors: congenital local deformity, such as the obvious valgus of the big toe, a malnutrition, thick nail disease or related to onychomycosis. It has also been photographed that the curvature and axial direction of the nail are related to the ingrown toenails. Ingredement syndrome has a certain relationship with occupation, and it is more common in service occupations such as standing work.

5, caused by weakened liver function.

an examination

Related inspection

Fungal examination white blood cell count (WBC)

The nail grows into the flesh of the finger and is embedded in the flesh, and the skin adjacent to the nail is infected and ulcerated. It can be diagnosed by visual inspection.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of nail embedded meat:

The nails are too soft: insufficient energy.

The nails are hard and fragile: there may be anemia.

Nail fragile: endocrine is different.

The nails are tilted up: there are parasites in the duodenum.

The nail grows into the flesh of the finger and is embedded in the flesh, and the skin adjacent to the nail is infected and ulcerated.

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