Ingrown Toenail Quiz
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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What is Ingrown Toenail?
A condition where the corner of a toenail curves and grows into the skin, causing pain and swelling. Risk factors include obesity, small-sized shoes, and cutting the nails incorrectly.
Typical Symptoms of Ingrown Toenail
Toe pain
Change in nail shape
Change in nail color
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Ingrown Toenail
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do your toes hurt?
Did your nail shape change?
Did your nail color change?
Treatmentof Ingrown Toenail
Treatment involves warm soaks and pushing the skin away from the toenail edge daily until the nail grows out. It is important to trim the toenails straight instead of curved. For severe cases, a healthcare provider may perform a toenail removal procedure, but the condition can recur, especially if the nail-cutting technique is not corrected.
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References
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https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019/0801/p158.html
Heidelbaugh JJ, Lee H. Management of the ingrown toenail. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Feb 15;79(4):303-8. PMID: 19235497.
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2009/0215/p303.html
Zuber TJ. Ingrown toenail removal. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Jun 15;65(12):2547-52, 2554. PMID: 12086244.
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2002/0615/p2547.html
Dincer Rota D, Bozduman Ö, Tanacan FE, Uğurlar M, Aksoy Sarac G, Yapıcı Uğurlar Ö, Erdoğan FG. Abnormal foot angles has an association with ingrown toenail. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;75(10):e14474. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14474. Epub 2021 Jun 20. PMID: 34107146.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijcp.14474
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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