HELOMAS PRODUCED BY CONTRACTED DIGITS: In feet where the
toes are severely contracted and flexed, helomas can easily appear by the
constant friction of footwear.
HYPERKERATOSIS AT THE END OF THE FIFTH
TOE: This heloma if formed when the flexed phalange presses down on
the sole of the shoe, the resulting lesion being rather painful.
HYPERKERATOSIS ON THE HALLUX-VALGUS: An
exostosis of the first metatarsal on the Hallux-Valgus often presents a
hyperkeratosis together with a fluid filled sac.
INTERDIGITAL HELOMAS OF THE 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd
TOES: An inter-digital heloma, more commonly known as a soft corn,
forms as a result of lateral pressure caused by narrow footwear and
inter-phalangeal exostosis.
OVERLAPPING TOE WITH OR WITHOUT
CALLOSITIES: This condition often accompanies a
Hallux-Valgus.
HELOMA OF THE PHALANGE JOINT: These are
the typical callosities of overlapping and hammer toes. They are found
on the underside of the joints
PLANTAR TYLOMAS: Sole callosities are
frequently found in the anterior half of the foot corresponding with the
points where the greatest pressure is borne by the metatarsal heads. They
are easily mistaken for hard skin. These can result of contracted feet
where the joints between the metatarsal and the phalanges are fixed in an
incorrect position.
SECOND HAMMER TOE WITH SLIGHT FLEXION OF THE
DISTAL PHALANGE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH TOES: This clinical picture
presents with underside, inter-digital, and/or distal helomas.
