Red, swollen and painful toes are considered to be caused by trauma, onychomycosis, gouty arthritis and other factors, which can be treated by general (such as cold compresses, etc.), medication, surgery and other ways as prescribed by the doctor.
1. Trauma: If the toe is subjected to external violence, redness, swelling, bruising, and pain when touched, and in severe cases, toenail detachment. 72 hours of cold compresses can be used with ice packs, but the time of cold compresses should not be too long, and if there is a nail detachment of the obvious injuries and bone fractures, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.
2. Nail groin infection: is caused by pathogenic bacteria infection, often occurs on both sides of the paronychial groove and the bottom of the proximal nail groove, the main manifestation of the toes red, swollen, fever, and a touch of pain. Can follow the doctor’s instructions to use chlorhexidine solution rinse, and local application of ichthyol ointment, etc., to reduce swelling and pain, pus occurs, but also can be combined with the oral administration of sensitive bacteria antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, sulfamethoxazole, etc..
3. Gouty arthritis: can also cause redness and swelling of the toes, a touch of pain, and will be accompanied by restricted movement, after the inflammation subsides, the local skin often flaking, itching and other discomforts.
Colchicine, ibuprofen, prednisone, etc. can be applied as prescribed by the doctor to relieve the pain. In addition, the patient needs to apply uric acid stimulating drugs (such as probenecid, phenylbromarone, etc.), inhibiting uric acid generating drugs (such as allopurinol, etc.), etc. If conservative treatments are ineffective, arthroscopic surgery, lesion debridement, and other surgical treatments can be considered.
There are other reasons that can cause redness and swelling of the toes that are painful when touched, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease and receive treatment as soon as possible. The use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.