Years ago I dropped something on my (right) big toe and eventually the toenail fell off and a new one grew back. After the old one fell oft the nail bed seemed to cave in a bit at the sides and got shorter, and when the new nail got to the end it broke the skin and got infected and very inflamed. Eventually I went to the doctor and took flucloxacillin for 10 days which helped a bit, and it eventually healed but not quite correctly. The nail bed still seems a bit short and there was a small flap sticking out of the skin fold which could perhaps have housed a small cyst. (Recently I got sick of it and ripped it off with my fingers and it seems to be healing without growing the flap back.)
Anyway, when it was infected it smelled quite strongly, and it even a few years later it still has the same very distinctive smell that none of my other toes have, not even the other side of that toe. Could it still be harbouring an infection? If it has been infected all this time could that contribute to overall ill health even though it doesn't seem to cause any problems there?
I guess this is a bit of a strange question and most people don't pay much attention to how their toes smell.
Anyway, when it was infected it smelled quite strongly, and it even a few years later it still has the same very distinctive smell that none of my other toes have, not even the other side of that toe. Could it still be harbouring an infection? If it has been infected all this time could that contribute to overall ill health even though it doesn't seem to cause any problems there?
I guess this is a bit of a strange question and most people don't pay much attention to how their toes smell.