NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
A thickened, curved 'ram's horn' nail seen mostly in elderly or neglected feet; managed by mechanical debridement or podiatry rather than medication. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
A thickened, curved 'ram's horn' nail seen mostly in elderly or neglected feet; managed by mechanical debridement or podiatry rather than medication.
- Underlying diabetic foot disease or peripheral vascular disease increases infection risk with nail trauma.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.