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Toothpick Stuck In Foot, Mild Pain, Open Wound With Pus Leakage, Arthritic Body Pain. Remedy?
I stepped on half of a toothpick it got stuck in foot its no longer in there since we opened wound created whole a little bit of pus come out not much it closed back up no i m in a little milder version of pain when it started on top of that i have arthritis whole body is hurting feels like the pain comes from my foot and causes me to hurt all over what should i do?
Mon, 22 Oct 2012
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
It seems that your foot has got infected due to the foreign body. It needs a direct examination to drain the pus and to ascertain that the toothpick has been completely removed.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
It seems that your foot has got infected due to the foreign body. It needs a direct examination to drain the pus and to ascertain that the toothpick has been completely removed.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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