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The idiopathic congenital clubfoot is a multifactorial condition that includes environmental, vascular, positional, and genetic factors. [8] There appears to be hereditary component for this birth defect given that the risk of developing congenital clubfoot is 25% when a first-degree relative is affected. [ 8 ]
Diabetic foot infection is any infection of the foot in a diabetic person. [2] The most frequent cause of hospitalization for diabetic patients is due to foot infections. [ 3 ] Symptoms may include pus from a wound, redness, swelling, pain, warmth, tachycardia , or tachypnea. [ 4 ]
A case of fungal infection of the big toe Advanced fungal infection of the big toe. The most common symptom of a fungal nail infection is the nail becoming thickened and discoloured: white, black, yellow or green. As the infection progresses the nail can become brittle, with pieces breaking off or coming away from the toe or finger completely.
The infection generally starts in the paronychium at the side of the nail, with local redness, swelling, and pain. [ 13 ] : 660 Acute paronychia is usually caused by direct or indirect trauma to the cuticle or nail fold, and may be from relatively minor events, such as dishwashing, an injury from a splinter or thorn, nail biting, biting or ...
Tinea cruris is not life-threatening and treatment is effective, particularly if the symptoms have not been present for long. [5] However, recurrence may occur. The intense itch may lead to lichenification and secondary bacterial infection. Irritant and allergic contact dermatitis may be caused by applied medications.
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Longitudinal erythronychia can also be idiopathic. Most conditions that are associated with longitudinal erythronychia cause focal loss of function in the distal matrix. When multiple nails are affected, it is referred to as polydactylous longitudinal erythronychia (PLE), as opposed to localized longitudinal erythronychia (LLE), which is ...
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