A ‘Durlachers corn‘ is a distinct type of pressure corn that occurs on the fifth toe. It's just like every other corn that's brought on by a lot of pressure, however what is unique concerning this corn is it is pressed up about the side of the nail on the fifth toe and can regularly be wrongly identified as a toenail. This kind of corn is named after Lewis Durlacher (1792-1864) who had been a chiropodist from the UK. In America, this unique kind of corn is called the Lister’s corn. Any kind of corn on your foot is a location of skin accumulation in response to a lot of pressure. Once this pressure on the skin is greater, the skin results in being thicker to shield itself and in the end the skin becomes so thick it becomes painful. Exactly the same process takes place in the Durlacher corn, the greater pressure on fifth toe next to the nail causes the corn. There might be a number of factors that cause this higher pressure about the little toe. It could be because of a type of deformity with the little toe. It may be caused by an enlarged bone within the toe. It may be due to fit of the shoes, especially the shape of the toe area. Any of these variables may lead to greater pressure to cause the Durlacher corn. The typical signs or symptoms are increasing pain near the toe nail on the fifth toe as well as on examination it simply looks like an additional section of nail. This comparable look has led some to suggest this is really a nail instead of a pressure corn.
The therapy for Durlacher corns will have to be directed at the causes of the higher pressures. It is not difficult to eliminate the corn and a Podiatrist will be able to get rid of the corn to give immediate pain relief. However, that is not really the answer as the pressure that brought on the corn to begin with continues and the corn can reoccur once more unless something is done to remove that greater pressure that is causing the problem. This is an issue in all corns which means that if what ever brought about the corn to start with continues it is going to come back again and can need to be taken out or it is going to be painful once again. Corns on the foot will not have roots which they come back from when the root remains in. They appear again because what brought about all of them (the higher pressure) is still there. The medicated corn pads having acids within them are not going to be useful since they simply eat away the corn and normal skin and do nothing at all to address the main cause of pressure resulting in the Durlachers corn. That higher pressure can be addressed with the use of adhesive felt pads, silicone gel tubing pads or custom molded silicone pads which will get pressure from the location or alter the posture with the toe. The pressure could be alleviated with the use of much better fitted shoes. Additionally, it can mean a surgical removal of the bigger bit of bone which is causing the pressure.