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Progressive Hallux Pain Due to Subungual Exostosis: Diagnosis and Surgical Management
Hassan Zmerly1,2, Rebecca Rauch3, Federica Dellafiore4
1Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.
Background And Aim:
Subungual exostosis is a relatively uncommon benign ostecartilaginous lesion of the distal phalanx of the great toe, responsible for pain and nail deformity.
Material:
A case of subungual exostosis in a female patient is reported. Diagnosis was made performing clinical examination and plain foot radiographs. The treatment proposed was a complete surgical excision.
Results:
At the 9-month follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence, and the patient was fully satisfied with the cosmetic and functional results.
Conclusions:
Subungual exostosis is a relatively rare condition which can cause pain and discomfort to the patient but, once correctly diagnosed, it can be successfully solved with a complete surgical excision.