FreeMD® Toenail Injury Home Care: Warning Signs

Toenail Injury

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Toenail Injury Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have a toenail injury and any of the following:

Worsening toe pain
Worsening toe swelling
Worsening toe bruise
Collection of blood under the toenail
Toe deformity
Inability to walk
Worsening difficulty walking
Worsening toe skin redness and pain
Worsening numbness in the injured toe

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Toenail Injury References:

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Hsieh SC, Chen SL, Chen TM, Cheng TY, Wang HJ. Thin split-thickness toenail bed grafts for avulsed nail bed defects. Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Apr;52(4):375-9.
Scher RK. Toenail disorders. Clin Dermatol. 1983 Jul-Sep;1(1):114-24.