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Why There Is An Appearance Of A Brown Area Under The Broken Toenail And Oozing Of Clear Liquid From Its Side?
I accidentally slammed my big right toenail into the front door 3 months ago the nail turned red and then later it was a cloudy white and stayed that way now when I m on my feet for too long the nail will ooze a clear liquid from the side with a smelly odor I ve noticed at the base of the nail a red line from side to side there s no broken skin but under the nail in front where it was oozing to start with is now a caked brown area that kind of supports the nail and holds it in place what do you think
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
Hello,
There will be infection probably. You can apply topical antibiotics like mupirocin after cleaning with soap and water. If symptoms persist better to consult a general surgeon and get evaluated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
There will be infection probably. You can apply topical antibiotics like mupirocin after cleaning with soap and water. If symptoms persist better to consult a general surgeon and get evaluated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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