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Big toe very sensitive, painful, swollen and red..broken?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Please have this : Checked. There are a number of possible problems. An infection needs to be ruled out. Recommend seeing your podiatrist.
Answered 10/18/2013
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trauma?: Banged your toe? Could be infection, gout, pseudogout (crystal deposition inflammatory disease), other. See md.
Answered 10/17/2013
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Many possibilities: Could be a fracture, strain, sprain, infection, gout, many different systemic diseases, etc. See a podiatrist for a physical exam and possibly x-ray.
Answered 1/28/2019
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