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What Causes Infection In The Big Toe?

My big toes each have turned whitish under the nails and there is a watery liquid that is coming out of them if I touch them. They are sore to touch and I can also stick a needle under the nail all the way to the end of the nail attached the skin. Not sure what this is but its scary
Tue, 25 Apr 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can

This may be an ingrown nail which is most common cause of toe inflammation. In early stages you can have warm salty baths for your toe and cut your nails precisely and apply Betrion steroid cream. In severe cases antibiotics are required and sometimes even surgical drainage and removal of part of the nail. Other causes are fungal infections or gout and you need to take ibuprofen 400mg in every case and consider antibiotics if there is no improvement on steroid cream and baths. In every case this is not something serious and many people had it and treated successfully.

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What Causes Infection In The Big Toe?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can This may be an ingrown nail which is most common cause of toe inflammation. In early stages you can have warm salty baths for your toe and cut your nails precisely and apply Betrion steroid cream. In severe cases antibiotics are required and sometimes even surgical drainage and removal of part of the nail. Other causes are fungal infections or gout and you need to take ibuprofen 400mg in every case and consider antibiotics if there is no improvement on steroid cream and baths. In every case this is not something serious and many people had it and treated successfully. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.