Suggest Treatment For Callus On The Toe

Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016

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Question : My toddler son has a rough dark callous on his big toe that is concerning me as it isnt going away. Attached is a picture. Please advise.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Antifungal + antibiotic ointment needed

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query and have checked the attachment. What you mention as callus is not actually a callus. The nail bed seems to have been infected. A combination of fungal and bacterial cause is likely. You need to apply a combination of antifungal like clotrimazole and antibacterial like mupirocin. Since it is a young child, I would also suggest you to visit a dermatologist and get him evaluated further.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar