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Uña del pie encarnada

Definición:

Una uña del pie encarnada se presenta cuando el borde de la uña se entierra dentro de la piel del dedo del pie. Es posible que se presente dolor, enrojecimiento e inflamación alrededor de la uña.

Nombres alternativos:

Onicocriptosis; unguis incarnatus

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Una uña del pie encarnada puede ser producto de uñas curvas, calzado que no ajusta bien, uñas recortadas incorrectamente o una lesión en el dedo del pie. La piel alrededor de la uña se puede enrojecer e infectarse. Generalmente, el dedo gordo es el afectado, aunque cualquier uña del pie puede encarnarse.

Esta condición puede volverse grave en las personas que sufren de diabetes.

Referencias:

Information from your family doctor. Ingrown toenails. Am Fam Physician . 2004; 70(5): 927.

Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology . 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004.

Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.

Uña del pie encarnada

Fecha de revisión: 4/12/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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