Redness and swelling along the toenails of infants may be related to trauma, onychomycosis, mosquito bites and other reasons.
1. trauma: may be to the baby nail cutting method is not right caused by local trauma to the toe skin, or the baby bumped into the toes and so on related, will also appear to the toenail side of the red and swollen situation.
2. Inguinitis: If you cut the baby’s toenails, the two sides of the cut too deep, will prompt the two sides of the nails to grow into the flesh, stimulate the surrounding tissue inflammation, serious inguinitis, causing redness and swelling of the edge of the nail.
3. Mosquito bites: may be the baby sleeps, did not cover the feet, the outside world mosquitoes bite toenails next to the soft tissue, will also be in the cause of nail edges red and swollen.
Infant toenail edge redness and swelling can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for relevant examinations, with the help of the doctor to clarify the cause, and targeted treatment or treatment.