Citation

Sharp O, Waseem S, Wong KY. BMJ Case Rep. 2018; 2018: e226027.

Affiliation

Plastic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2018-226027

PMID

29973413

Abstract

A 45-year-old woman presented with a 12 hour history of painful blisters and erythema over the dorsum of her left great toe. The patient reported applying freshly sliced raw garlic to the dorsum of her left great toe during the past 4 weeks for up to 4 hours a day to treat a fungal nail infection.

On examination, the left great toe was swollen, erythematous and blistering. Her great toenail was yellow and slightly lifted from the nail bed. Clinically, she had a partial thickness burn and onychomycosis (figure 1). The skin on the toe was pH 9. The toe was irrigated …

Language: en

Keywords

allergy, asthma; dermatological; plastic and reconstructive surgery; unwanted effects / adverse reactions