Ingrown Toenails, Congenital, Ingrown Nail - DermAtlas

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Diagnosis

ingrown toenails, congenital ingrown nail

Body Site

nail, foot

Age

6 weeks

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

edema

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

Comments

This healthy 6-week-old girl developed minimally tender, swollen skin around the tips of both great toes, with yellow, split, dystrophic great ingrown toe nails. She was initially treated with intravenous antibiotics for persumed staphylococcal infection without improvement. According to her mother this was a chronic problem for at least 4 weeks, and the baby did not seem to be uncomfortable.

Description

red, scaly nail beds, ingrown nails, red edematous surrounding skin

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11/27/2010 14:10:09

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