What’s up with my toe?

[Paleaspaper]

So I realised I had a this brown/green mark underneath my nail? Not sure how or what it is. Searched up many different conditions but can’t point out which one, thoughts? I know, it has nothing to do with lupus, but just want to make sure I don’t need to go under some surgery.

[EOLHPC]

My version of this is watched v closely by my podiartrist who i see monthly. is this part of your toe sore sometimes?

Am into feet & toes BIG TIME...so, apologies if i give you TMI...but, here goes:

Am finding it hard to be even relatively certain from your photo, but i suspect your big toe thing may be similar to mine, which is due to an “involuted” nail and the hard skin that has developed underneath that corner/outer edge of the nail:

“Involuted toenails are often confused with ingrown toenails, the biggest difference is that the involuted nail is the natural curvature of the nail digging into the skin whereas the ingrown toenail is a spike of nail that has pierced through the skin. Involuted nails can also be called pincer nails due to the shape of the nail curling in towards the toe. Unfortunately involuted nails are usually genetic however they can be managed with the help of a podiatrist who will carefully trim the nail back and remove any debris then file them to reduce any excess pressure. Cutting these nails correctly can prevent ingrown toenails from occurring”

thefootandlegclinic.co.uk/n...

That link includes more on other types of toe nail probs...you’ll probably get more replies suggesting other angles re your toe..eg could this be a fungal infection?

I am 64, and these involuted corners in my 2 big toe nails have always tended to look the way your does in this photo, but more so in recent years. My feet have always been troubled & highly reactive due to my failrly typical mix of infant onset lupus + the usual assortment of secondary overlapping autoimmune conditions... they have long-suffered manifestations including progressive peripheral neuropathy, simultaneous raynauds & erythromelalgia with weeping chilblains etc etc . These involuted big toenail corners have tended to be amongst my biggest headaches...they become extremely sore, but monthly podiatry treatments have helped minimise the soreness and prevented them becoming ingrown....although now my podiatrist uses her scalpel to shape the corners and get underneath to clear out the hard skin (a corn has even developed under one corner: that corner can be MEGA painful)

Lupus patients’ feet tend to be vulnerable to all sorts of serious problems, so it’s a good idea to have a podiatrist who understands our vulnerability and helps us make sure our feet stay “safe”. I hope you’ll get this toe checked out...when you do, i hope you’ll let us know what your version of this is about

This link takes you to the excellent feet info on the Lupus UK website:

lupusuk.org.uk/medical/gp-g...

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[Hidden in reply to EOLHPC]

I have something a bit similar in all my finger nailbeds - only a reddish yellow rather than green. I asked the dermatologist a few weeks ago and she was baffled but said definitely connective tissue disease rather than fungal. My big toe also had a very interesting event a few months ago - a huge splinter haemorrhage and lots of pain despite no trauma to my foot. It turned out to be a corn on my nailbed (right in the centre) - a sublingual corn. My podiatrist said just freaky coincidence rather than vascular but I admit I’m no believer in coincidences!

[EOLHPC in reply to Hidden]

As with lots of our manifestations, these things happen to “normal” people too. According to my podiatrist, yes: these “corns” occur in the nailbed whether you have our illnesses or not, BUT, in her experience, due to our sort of illnesses, we are more predisposed to these. I am convinced she knows her stuff, eg both she, & her colleague the Surgeon Podiatrist i’m also seeing now, specialise in immune dysfunction & connective tissue disorder patients & they have explained that the sick peagreen & purple colouration in my feet (including the callused areas) is not “normal”...rather it too is typical of patients with relatively advanced cases of our illnesses’ long term vascular & neuro debilitation..i’ve had these dreadful things going on for years & years...which is much earlier onset than occurs with “normal” people

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[MsGelfling1]

It looks like fungus to me. Soak your foot in a gallon of water with two capfuls of bleach in the water. If that doesn't clear up the fungus, see a podiatrist.

[Cas70]

It looks like a fungal infection - see a chiropodist- good advice will be on hand as they’ve seen it all. I read somewhere that fungal nail infections are a sign of Lupus. Not serious - just needs keeping in check.