The pain around the big toe nail turns out to be caused by this

In daily life, many people experience pain around the big toe nail when walking, which makes people very confused. So what exactly causes pain around the big toe nail? In fact, this is caused by the side growth of the nail, which causes the nail to grow into the flesh.

1. Causes of pain around the big toe nail

This is caused by the sideways growth of the nail, and you will see the nail growing into the flesh. At the beginning, one side of the nail groove will become red, swollen and painful, and it may become purulent and infected within a short period of time. It may spread to the base of the nail and the opposite nail groove, forming perionychia, or it may spread to the subungual area to form a subungual abscess. At this time, the pain intensifies and the swelling is obvious. Yellow-white pus can be seen under the nail floating up the nail. If not treated in time, it may develop into purulent dactylitis and even cause phalangeal osteomyelitis. It may also become chronic paronychia, persistent paronychia or subungual abscess. Because the infection is relatively superficial, the systemic symptoms are often not obvious. Except for the free edge, the other three sides of the nail are connected to the skin folds, and the connecting part forms a groove, which is called the nail groove. Paronychia is an infection that occurs in the nail groove. A subungual abscess is an infection between the nail and the nail bed. The two can be transformed into each other or exist at the same time.

2. How to relieve pain around the big toe nail

After soaking your feet in hot water, you can use a nail clipper or scissors to cut the nails on the front sides, and trim them regularly as they grow. If it is a serious symptom of paronychia, you need to cut off the sharp toenail that is embedded in the nail groove. Soak the toenail in warm water to soften it before cutting, otherwise it will be very painful. If the patient has no history of trauma and experiences toe pain and discomfort for no obvious reason, consider the possibility of paronychia, which is caused by deformed toenail growth, leading to damage to soft tissue, and requires local nail removal. Guidance: It is recommended that local nail removal surgery is required due to the damage to soft tissue caused by the deformed growth of toenails.

In the early stages, hot compresses, physical therapy, external compresses, and the application of iodine amines or antibiotics can be used.

If there is pus, a longitudinal incision can be made at the nail groove for drainage. When the infection has spread to the subcutaneous area around the nail base, a longitudinal incision can be made in the nail grooves on both sides, the epithelial sheet on the nail root can be turned up, the root of the nail can be removed, and a small piece of vaseline gauze or latex sheet can be placed for drainage. If pus has accumulated under the nail bed, the nail should be removed or the nail above the abscess cavity should be trimmed. When removing nails, be careful to avoid damaging the nail bed to prevent deformities of the new nails in the future.