What Causes Redness On Toe After An Injury?

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2015

Question: I was going into the bathtub and I hit my big toe against the side of the tub. I can walk on it and there is no pain. There is a little pink mark on the toe but that may have been there I don't know. Can you injure your toe by just hitting it against the tub lightly. There is no swelling

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to bruise formation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.

As per your description light pink mark could be due to bruise formation in the area. It could occur by hitting the toe with tub. You need not to worry as there is no pain and swelling.

Hope this helps you.

Take care.

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