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Stepped On A Nail Salt Water

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Dr.   Sudhir MD

My small toe nail cuticle has detached from toe nail. Toe is red swollen and hot. I have been soaking in warm salt water and using a steroid and a fungal cream. It is improving.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Recently I had stepped on a rusty nail(Sunday the 25th. I have had my tetnis shot in 2006 and a booster in 2011. I am wondering if I have anything to worry about. The effected area is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

My big toe nail had to be removed after an accident. Not sure how to care for it to make sure it heals properly. Soak in warm water with Epson Salts? Hydrogen Peroxide? Salt? Other? Was so traumatized ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.       Kakkar MD

The cuticle of the big toe is somewhat dark ... I realize after a run the toe was hurting slightly ... Soaked it in Epsom salt warm water ... The nail is still partially in tact on the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I stepped on a nail and it pierced through my flip flop - my feet were dirty so I went to the ER and they gave me a tetanus booster.. Is this enough? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Saranya Ramadoss MD

3 months ago i dropped a roasting pan on my big toe and broke it. The nail bruised but never fell off. My four year old just stepped on the same toe. Since then, there has been a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saranya Ramadoss ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Divya Upadhya MD

my 17 year old daughter stepped on a nail in someone s yard, should she get a tetanus shot? Her ... out the date of her last tetanus shot. Can she wait 9 hours? She just told me she... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divya Upadhya ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

back on...Said to soak in soapy water twice a day, put bactracyn on and cover. Days 1-3...Soaked in soapy water, but still saw oozing so Day 5-6...Tried Epsom salt and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Johny Chacko MD

I stepped on a rusty nail two days ago and it went in a few centimeters below my second toe . Around the area of the wound and my entire toe is swollen i can barely walk on it, i... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Johny Chacko ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

let the nail grow out and bathe it in warm salt water, however I have noticed today that there appears to be a dark growth under the nail. Should I continue with the salt bathes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)