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.
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Surgical Division, Ehime University Hospital, Onsen-gun, Japan.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery