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What if the cast causes my childs fingers or toes to turn white, purple, or blue, or if the skin around the edges of the cast gets red or raw?

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What if the cast causes my childs fingers or toes to turn white, purple, or blue, or if the skin around the edges of the cast gets red or raw?

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The cast may be too tight. Redness and rawness are typically signs that the cast is wet inside, from sweat or water. Sometimes, kids pick at or remove the padding from the edges of fiberglass casts. They shouldn’t do this, though, because the fiberglass edges can rub on the skin and cause irritation. Call your doctor to have the problem fixed right away.

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