a. Signs/Symptoms of Soft Corns.
(1)
Infection.
(2)
Moisture.
(3)
May develop in a cyst.
b. Treatment of Soft Corns. To treat soft corns, place a pad between the toes
to separate them. Debride the corns.
2-20. INGROWN TOENAIL
An ingrown toenail (figure 2-11) curves inward with no free spaces at the
margins. The sides of the toenail cut into the skin around the nail causing that area to
become very sensitive to pressure. The side of a shoe pressing against the area is
painful. What has happened is that the soft tissue of the big toe, for example, is
reacting to the ingrown nail as if the nail were a foreign body.
Figure 2-11. Ingrown toenail.
a. Signs/Symptoms of Ingrown Toenail
(1)
Tenderness.
(2)
Pain.
(3)
Redness.
(4)
Swelling.
(5)
Infection.
(6)
Death of surrounding tissue.
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