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Uña del pie encarnada - Síntomas

Nombres alternativos

Onicocriptosis; unguis incarnatus

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen del pie por parte del médico es suficiente para diagnosticar una uña encarnada.

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

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.

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