2020
DOI: 10.32677/ijcr.2020.v06.i09.014
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Onychocryptosis complicated with osteomyelitis – A case report from tertiary wound care center in South India

Abstract: I ngrown toenails or onychocryptosis occur when the periungual skin is punctured by its corresponding nail plate, resulting in a cascade of foreign body, inflammatory, infectious, and reparative processes [1]. This may result in a painful, draining, and foul-smelling lesion of the involved toe (most commonly, the hallux nail), with soft-tissue hypertrophy around the nail plate. Past studies reported that the prevalence can be as high as 2.5-5% [2]. This condition occurs most often in teenagers and young adult … Show more

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