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- Ingrown toenails are painful and can turn chronic if untreated, especially in young people, as demonstrated by a case that was left for three years.
- The examination revealed significant skin growth and soft tissue changes due to inflammation around the nail matrix, which required surgical intervention.
- This rare and advanced case, classified as stage 3 or 4, is documented as the second of its kind in medical literature, highlighting the complications of neglecting treatment.
Article Abstract
Ingrown toenails are painful conditions that especially affect young people and may become chronic if not treated. We describe a case of chronically inflamed ingrown toenail left untreated for three years. In the physical examination, skin bridging and epithelialization was observed in midline secondary to soft tissue hypertrophy of the lateral nail matrixes. Epithelized fibrous tissue was cut across the lateral nail matrix and left for secondary healing. Partial matrixectomy was applied and the remnants were cauterized in compliance with the Winograd procedure after removal of the nail. Our case is an advanced condition which is the second report in the literature. Skin bridging secondary to excess soft tissue hypertrophy can be observed in untreated bilateral Heinfert or Frost stage 3 ingrown nails. This rare case can be classified as advanced stage 3 disease or stage 4.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320744 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5790 | DOI Listing |
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