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What Is It?
An ingrown toenail is a toenail with an edge that pushes into the skin and soft tissue at the side of the nail. This causes redness, swelling and pain, and can lead to infection. Symptoms can be worse when you are wearing a shoe, which puts pressure on the nail. The nail on the big toe becomes ingrown more often than other toenails.
Ingrown toenails can be caused by cutting toenails improperly, by wearing shoes that fit poorly, or by injuring the nail bed. Ingrown toenails also can...
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Ingrown Toenails
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Ingrown toenail occurs when one or both of the lateral edges of the nail penetrates the skin and cuts into the soft flesh of the toe.Uncorrected, an... Read more »
Ingrown toenail
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
An ingrown toenail occurs when the edge of the nail grows down and into the skin of the toe. There may be pain, redness, and swelling around the... Read more »
Fungal Toenail Infection
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Mycosis is any disease caused by a fungus. Onychomycosis is infection of the toenail with fungus.Skin fungi not only can disfigure the nails but can... Read more »
Toenail Fungus (Onychomycosis)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Toenail fungus, also called onychomycosis, is a relatively common condition that disfigures and sometimes destroys the nail. This problem... Read more »
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