1/4. How far does an ingrown toenail enlarge?Bizarre hypertrophy of the right great toe presented in a 50-year-old woman with an ingrown nail, as well as mild hypertrophy of the left great toe. A fingerlike overgrowth was thought to be a reactive change resulting from repetitive formation of granulation from the histopathological analysis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = hypertrophy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/4. Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral nail folds of the hallux: clinical features and follow-up of seven cases.Congenital hypertrophy of the nail folds of the hallux describes an abnormality of the periungual soft tissues of the big toe characterized by hypertrophy of the nail fold which partially covers the nail plate and is frequently associated with inflammation and pain due to an ingrowing nail. We describe the clinical picture and follow-up of seven patients with this abnormality. In three patients the affected toe showed an asymptomatic, dome-shaped, hypertrophic lip that partially covered the nail plate. Four patients had acute inflammatory changes due to toenail ingrowth, with considerable swelling and reddening of the hypertrophic lip that was painful on pressure. Topical treatment with steroids was useful to reduce inflammation and produced persistent remission in two patients. Follow-up showed a spontaneous disappearance of the hypertrophic nail fold in one of the seven patients. In two patients the hypertrophic lip partially regressed, but remained clearly visible, while in two patients it remained unchanged. In two patients surgical correction of the soft tissue abnormality was necessary due to painful nail ingrowth unresponsive to topical treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = hypertrophy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/4. Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral nail folds of the hallux.A case of a 7-month-old boy with bilateral symmetrical congenital hypertrophy of the lateral nail folds of the hallux is described. The body showed no other skin symptoms. The types of ingrowing nails in infancy are discussed. A partial remission of the disease after 1 year was observed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5keywords = hypertrophy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/4. Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral nail folds of the hallux.An infant developed overgrowths of the lateral nail folds of both halluces shortly after birth. These spontaneously resolved during the first year of life.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = hypertrophy (Clic here for more details about this article) |