A ‘Durlacher's corn‘ is a specific kind of pressure corn that develops about the small toe. It is similar to almost every other corn which is as a result of a lot of pressure, but what is unique about this corn is that it is pressed up on the edge of the nail on the small toe and may often be mistaken for a toe nail. This specific corn is termed after Lewis Durlacher (1792-1864) who had been a chiropodist from the UK. In the USA, this particular type of corn is referred to as the Lister’s corn. Any corn on your foot is a region of skin build-up as a result of a lot of pressure. Once this pressure onto the skin is increased, the actual skin becomes thicker to guard itself and in the end the skin gets so thick it might be painful. Exactly the same process takes place in the Durlacher corn, the greater pressure on little toe next to the nail brings about the corn. There could be several different reasons for this increased pressure on the little toe. It can be due to a kind of deformity of the toe. It may be resulting from an enlarged bone in the small toe. It might be as a result of fit of the shoes, particularly the dimensions of the toe area. Any of these factors can cause greater pressure to cause the corn. The typical symptoms are increasing pain near the toe nail on your small toe and on assessment it just seems like an additional section of nail. This similar look has brought about some to point out this is actually a nail instead of a pressure Durlacher corn.

The treatment for Durlacher corns should be directed at what may cause the higher pressures. It is easy to eliminate the corn and a Podiatrist can easily eliminate the corn to provide instant alleviation. However, that's not really the solution because the pressure that brought on the corn to begin with continues and the corn can recur again unless of course something is done to remove that increased pressure that is causing the issue. It is really an issue in all corns which means that if what ever brought about the corn in the first place continues it is going to come back again and will have to be removed or it is going to be painful once more. Corns on your foot don't have roots which they re-grow from if the root remains in. They appear again because what caused all of them (the higher pressure) is still there. The medicated corn pads with acids within them are not likely to be helpful as they simply eat away the corn and also normal skin and do nothing at all to deal with the main cause of pressure causing the Durlachers corn. That increased pressure can be addressed with the use of adhesive felt patches, silicone gel tubing pads or custom molded silicone pads which get pressure off of the location or alter the posture of the toe. The pressure could be allayed with the aid of much better fitting shoes. Additionally, it may mean a operative removing of the bigger section of bone tissue that's causing the pressure.