When foot starts bumping

james is a farmer who works usually in the farm for hours barefooted, slowly started pain on his foot. Gradually the pain increased and one day he noticed a small lump in his foot.soon he consulted a doctor and diagnosed as corn.

WHAT IS A CORN?

Corns are annoying and painfully potential condition that forms thickened areas on the skin of foot and hand. Corn is thick and localized that usually has popular conical or circular shape. Corn neither is dangerous,but they can cause irritations.

__wHY IS IT FORMED?

They happens when the skin tries to protect an underlying area from the injury, pressure or rubbing. The repeated friction and pressure of the skin leads to thickening or hyperkeratosis.

__WHOM IT AFFECTS MOSTLY?

• who wears ill fitting shoes and socks.
• athletes and people who stands for long time
• farmer who works usually barefooted
• people who have gait problems
• patient with diabetes and amputees old age as there is less fat in foot

USUAL LOCTION OF CORNS

• on the soles
• on the outside of fifth toe
• sometimes on the finger

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

• raised and hardened bumps
• skin over it is flaky and dry or flaky and waxy pain and tenderness leads to foot pain if they interfere with walking

HOW WILL IT PROGRESS?

Although corns are chronic, most of them gradually go away when the repeated friction or pressure causes them to be eliminated. sometimes it may complicated as ulceration or tenia pedis etc.

HOW TO PREVENT?

• wash the area with soap and water many times and use scrubbing brush
• wearing well fitted comfortable shoes and socks pad the potentially affected area using cushion and foams.

THANKS FOR READING.

Dr sareena mariyam.k