Big toe nail crack inside especially stink may be localized not clean caused by, may also be the nail groove inflammation, tinea pedis and so on.
1. local not clean: if you do not clean your feet or trim your nails in time, it may lead to a lot of dirt gathered inside the big toe nail seam, if this dirt and epidermal bacteria fusion fermentation, it may produce a foul odor. This is a normal phenomenon, the general will big toe nail seam inside the dirt clean odor will disappear.
2. Inguinitis: Inguinitis may be caused by bacterial infection and Candida albicans infection secondary to tiny trauma to the nail bed. Patients will appear around the nail tissue redness, swelling, pain, pus and other manifestations. If purulent secretions ooze from the localized pus-filled areas, a foul odor will appear. Therefore, if the big toe is infected with onychomycosis and purulent secretion exudes from the nail crevice, there will be a particularly foul odor.
3. Tinea pedis: Tinea pedis is mainly caused by dermatophyte infection, and patients with tinea pedis will have symptoms such as keratinized scaly skin, peeling, dry skin shedding, oozing, vesicles, itchiness and pain. If the lesions are secondary to bacterial infection, a foul odor may develop. If the patient develops tinea pedis within the nail crevice of the big toe, it will manifest as particularly foul odor.
It is recommended that patients need to consult a doctor in time if they have a particularly smelly odor inside the nail crack of the big toe, and if it is caused by localized uncleanliness, it can be left untreated. If it is caused by a disease, the doctor will treat the cause of the disease.