Marked paronychia

Case contributed by Chris O'Donnell
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Very severe ingrown great toe-nails bilaterally especially on the left. For surgery.

Patient Data

Age: 30
Gender: Male
x-ray

Gross soft tissue swelling due to granulation tissue on either side of the left terminal tuft and to the lateral side of the right (arrows) with loss of the normal fat planes. No signs of osteomyelitis.

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