The infection was so severe that it caused Gangrene to develop on the bottom of the big toe.
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No one knew about the toothpick until I was in the process of amputating the toe, and discovered it way up inside the tissues on the bottom of the big toe.
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E.H. is a Diabetic with loss of feeling in his feet. Technically, we call this "LOPS" (Loss of Protective Sensation). He stepped on a toothpick, and it broke off up inside his foot. I always tell my diabetic patients NOT to go barefoot. Unfortunately, he didn't become my patient until his Family Physician admitted him to the hospital with a wholloping infection, and called me in.
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The infection was so severe that it caused Gangrene to develop on the bottom of the big toe.
No one knew about the toothpick until I was in the process of amputating the toe, and discovered it way up inside the tissues on the bottom of the big toe.