Podiatry diseases.txt

• -Fungal infection, subungual debris
• -thickening of nails

Treatment: debredment, antifungal medication, lazer, nail removal

Hypertroph, abnormal growth of nail

treatment: debredment, removal

ingrown nail

treatment: removal, round border

-inflammation b/c of onychocryptosis and bacterial infection

treatment: incise and drain, remove nail, antibiotics

-Pitting in the nail, similar to onychomycosis

-separation of nail plate beginning distally

-fibroid tumor around nail folds

-bruise under nail

-bony growth under nail

-Callous or thickening of the skin

treatment: debridment, insoles, cream

- deep, nucleated callous caused by bony prominence

-small, nucleated callous on plantar aspect of foot. Caused by plugged skin pore/duct.

-hard corn, callous on dorsum or distal end of toe

-Soft corn, between toes

treatment: debridment, toe separator

-Plantar warts, caused by papilloma virus

treatment: topical acid, removal, lazer, cryosurgery

-warts clustered in large numbers

-common warts, not on plantar aspect of foot

-moles, benign pigmented regions

-skin cancer of melanocytes

treatment: biopsy then excision

-athletes foot, fungal infection

treatment: antifungal cream, oral medication

-ring worm, raised lesions, circular

-acute, spreading bacterial infection of skin

treatment: oral antibiotics

-localized pocket of bacteria

treatment: drain

-excessively sweaty feet

- stinky, sweaty feet

• -Genetic, autoimmune disease
• -silvery scales present, plaques

treatment: topical medications

-inflammation of skin b/c of chemical irritant

• -inflammatory response
• -areas of erythema clustered together

treatment: steroids

-inflammation of skin due to stagnate venous return from lower extremity

treatment: tight bandages, diuretics

-wound caused by loss of tissue

-foot on toes and inverted

-foot raise to stand only on ankle and everted

- raised metatarsophalangeal joint and plantar flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint

-plantar flexion contraction of the distal interphalangeal joint

• - dorsiflexion of the metatarsophalangeal joint
• -plantar flexion of teh distal and proximal interphalangeal joint

-toe rotate, inverted

-toes overlapping

-medial deviation and valgus (everted) rotation of hallux

-decreased dorsiflexion of metatarsophalangeal joint

- no dorsiflexion of metatarsophalangeal joint

-medial deviation and varus (inversion) of hallux

- lateral deviation of 5th metatarsal with medial deviation of 5th toe

-shortened metatarsal

- heel spur

-inflammation of plantar fascia

• - pump bump
• - prominent posteriosuperior portion of calcaneus

- inflammation of growth plate in chiildren @ achilles' tendon attachment

-necrosis at metatarsal head epiphysis

-injury to ligaments surrounding ankle

-injury to muscle fiber/tendon

inflamed tendon

multiple toes

fibrous growth on plantar fascia

infection of bone

flat foot

high arch

pigeon toed

adducted metatarsal bones at tarsometatarsal joint

Abducted position of lower extremity

arthritis from wear and tear

Autoimmune disease causing destruction of joints in adults and children

• -monoarticular arthritis, commonly on 1st metatarsal
• -Caused by increased amounts of uric acid in blood

- arthritis often affecting the skin of the distal joints