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[|Human|] Hello my name is Penny. I got home from work I took my shoes and sock off, changed clothes. I sat down and my toe was hurting, I tried to figure if I hit the toe on something or dropped something on top if the toe but it hadn t happened. I tried to ignore it but in a few minutes I took a good look at the toe, it felt warm, looked to see if I could find if it looked like I had some type of bite but didn t find anything, that s when I noticed a red ring around the big toe.I googled ring around the nail and the first thing I did was soak in warm epson salt and it said to do it 3 to 4 times a day. Will this heal the toe in a few days and it s all healed,
[|AI|]  This should be looked at by a foot and ankle specialist. You didn't mention your age or vascular status. In the worst case scenario this can be a gangrenous situation setting it. Assuming you are young and healthy that should not be the case. If your nails are too long they can bang into the front of your shoe causing a separation of the nail from the nail bed or bleeding under the nail which causes pressure and pain. If there is blood under the nail the blood would need to be released to relieve the pain. Another cause of a ring on the toe is ringworm which is a fungal infection-though, that is usually not severely painful as you describe