Common signs & symptoms of ingrown toenail
Common signs & symptoms of ingrown toenail
Overview
A condition where the corners or edges of a toenail grow into the skin.
Symptoms
If you’re experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.
Symptoms include:
- Pain
- Redness at the toe
- Swelling at the toenail
- Tenderness
- Limping
- Infection around toenail
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Causes
– The common causes include:
- Wearing ill fitting shoes that crowd toenails
- Cutting toenails too short or improper cuts at the edge of the nails
- Broken toenails
- Trauma to the toe or nail plate
- Unusually curved toenails
- Genetic predisposition
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