overview:
- It is growth of toe nail on the side inside soft tissues of the finger, which leads to pain, swelling and inflammation sometimes
- It may occur in all toes, but it is often in first toe
Symptoms:
- Unilateral or bilateral toe pain
- Redness around the nail
- Swelling around the nail
- Toe infection and abscess may form
Causes:
- Wearing tight shoes
- Cutting toenails too short or not straight across.
- Injuring a toenail.
- Having very curved toenails.
- Sweating feet
- Diabetes mellitus
Diagnosis:
- clinical examination
Treatment:
- Wear suitable shoes
- Nail Care
- partial nail removal
- Complete removal of nail in severe and recurrent cases
- Wound healing if present, as in diabetes
