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My daughter broke her middle toe 4 days ago. It was very swollen from the start. The doctors PA said just give it time. It is so swollen and painful and is leaking a clear fluid now. What can i do? It looks as though the nail is going to come off. Thank you
Hello... If the nail bed is damaged nail may go off donot worry.. It takes nearly 15days for the swelling to resolve completely.. If you are not using any medicines give serratiopeptidasediclofenac combination tablet for a week after food.. If the swelling doesn't resolve after ten days or fevers start which are associated with chills it means infection has set in..then you need to take a course of antibiotics.. If you have anymore queries I would be happy to help you..
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Hello... If the nail bed is damaged nail may go off donot worry.. It takes nearly 15days for the swelling to resolve completely.. If you are not using any medicines give serratiopeptidase diclofenac combination tablet for a week after food.. If the swelling doesn t resolve after ten days or fevers start which are associated with chills it means infection has set in..then you need to take a course of antibiotics.. If you have anymore queries I would be happy to help you..