There are many causes of pain in the nail cap of the big toe, and the more common ones in the clinic are trauma, infection, and neuropathic pain, which need to be combined with the relevant medical history and specific symptoms in order to clarify the cause of the disease.
1. Trauma: pain in the nail cap of the big toe of the foot is first considered to be caused by trauma, and there is often a history of trauma to the toe before the pain appears, and the pain can be caused by soft tissue injuries and fractures due to trauma.
2. Infection: the more common clinical inguinitis, with ingrown toenails, barbs and so on. It is due to the skin breakage at the nail groove, the bacteria invade from the skin breakage and cause the infection, the patient not only has the nail cover pain, but also accompanied by redness, swelling, pus and other manifestations, part of the fungal infection can also lead to the pain of toenail.
3. Neuropathic pain: more commonly caused by herpes virus infection, herpes virus invades the nerves under the toenail, which can cause pain in the toenail cover.
It is recommended to go to the hospital, improve the auxiliary examination, clarify the cause of the disease, and standardize the treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.