my toe is red, swollen and hard to touch. also if anything touches it well it hurts, why?
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why is my toe like this
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Without any injury there could be a couple of possibilities. At your age, infection is the most likely and you should see a podiatrist or your medical doctor as soon as possible. Another possibility is gout although that is fairly rare in someone your age. Please seek attention for this matter.
It is very challenging to make a diagnosis without seeing the toe directly or at least more information. If the redness and swelling is at one or more edges of the toenail, then it probably is an ingrown nail. Typically, this is more of an inflammation due to the nail edge being imbedded in the skin, but there may be a secondary infection. You did not mention as to whether or not there was an injury, so a fracture or sprain cannot be excluded. If the redness and swelling is around one of the joints, then conditions such as gout or an infection in a joint are possibilities. Either way, seek care from a podiatrist as soon as you can to be sure the problem does not worsen as well as to get some relief from the pain.
There are several things that could cause this. An infection is most likely, but gout, a forgotten injury, or other inflammatory conditions could make it swollen, red, and painful. If this continues more than just a few days, a podiatrist should check it out. It should be relatively easy to figure out the cause and come up with a treatment plan for you.
Causes of pain, swelling and redness: Fracture/sprain, Gout, infection, superficial thrombophlebitis.
Digital pain that is red hot and swollen can be in ingrown toe nail, but if you don't see the toe nail bending downward (incurvated), then the foot can be sliding in the shoes and hitting the front of the shoe with each step. In this case tightening the shoe laces will alleviate the pain.
Either way, get it looked at by your local podiatrist.
Digital pain that is red hot and swollen can be in ingrown toe nail, but if you don't see the toe nail bending downward (incurvated), then the foot can be sliding in the shoes and hitting the front of the shoe with each step. In this case tightening the shoe laces will alleviate the pain.
Either way, get it looked at by your local podiatrist.
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