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There is some swelling under my toe nail on the big toe. at times puss comes from the swollen area on top of the nail. help?
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Nail bed infection: It sounds like there is infection in the nail bed. You may need an incision around that area to let the pus completely drained with or without antibiotic.
Answered 2/13/2017
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