Ingrown toenail: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Ingrown nail 002 cropped.jpg|thumb|Typical ingrown toenail]] | [[File:Ingrown nail 002 cropped.jpg|thumb|Typical ingrown toenail]] | ||
*Pain and swelling at distal side of toe | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 21 February 2019
Background
- Lateral nail edge grows deep into nail wall → cycle of inflammation and hypertrophic granulation tissue can lead to abscess
Clinical Features
- Pain and swelling at distal side of toe
Differential Diagnosis
Foot diagnoses
Acute
- Foot and toe fractures
- Subtalar dislocation
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain (turf toe)
- Acute arterial ischemia
- Calcaneal bursitis
Subacute/Chronic
- Diabetic foot infection
- Peripheral artery disease
- Plantar fasciitis
- Trench foot
- Ingrown toenail
- Paronychia
- Tinea pedis
- Morton's neuroma
- Diabetic neuropathy
Evaluation
Workup
- Typically does not require studies
Diagnosis
- Typically a clinical diagnosis
Management
- Minor cases can be treated non-surgically
- Others, preform partial ingrown toenail removal