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A member asked:
The corner of my big toe is tender and swirly swollen and when you squeeze it pus is coming out, what is wrong?
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See below: If it is along the edge of the toenail then you have a paronychia , infected ingrown toenail. You should see a pidiatrist.
Answered 2/25/2016
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