Woman has thumb amputated after gluing false nail over wound causing horror infection to ooze puss

A WOMAN was forced to get the tip of her thumb AMPUTATED after she had a false nail glued over a wound leading to a horrific infection. Jenneffer Souza, from Duque de Caxias, Brazil, has had two operations including one to chop off part of her finger after a fibreglass nail was placed over a cut at a nail salon. Jenneffer poses with her infected finger before having it chopped off by doctors The TikTok star’s finger became infected after a false nail was glued over a wound The Brazilian has had two operations in hospital It is not clear if Jenneffer knew she had the wound at the time. According to reports in Brazil, she started to experience pain in her hand when her thumb swelled up but she initially chose not to seek medical help. She said: “My nail started to feel sore, but for me it was normal. It was no big deal. “After it felt sore, one day my thumb started to swell up a lot and I couldn’t work. The next day I went straight to hospital.” Doctors gave Jenneffer anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and other medication. However, her thumb began to ooze pus and she had to return to hospital days later due to the severe pain. She is currently being treated in hospital having undergone two operations with another pending and no date set for her discharge. Jenneffer, who boasts 75,800 followers on TikTok, said: “I’m traumatised. No one imagines getting their nails done and losing the tip of their finger.” Most read in News TIKTOK TAKERS Smithy family blasted for buying jetski after fans raised £50k for house fire MURDER CHARGE Domino's delivery driver set to deny murdering teacher Sabina Nessa in park FIST PUMP Petrol station boss attacked by motorbike thug as panic at the pumps boils over HOT PROPERTY World’s most expensive home to be sold in cut-price deal by debt-ridden owner RUCKING ON GAS Drivers throw punches as woman screams 'stop it!' in petrol station brawl DEAD HORRIBLE Tortured teen skeleton reveals death by one of 'worst execution methods EVER' Doctors believe her symptoms were caused by cellulitis, a skin infection caused by a bacterial infection. The bacteria can infect the deeper layers of the skin if it is broken. Medics recommend waiting until wounds are healed before applying false nails. It is not clear if the woman knew she had a cut when the false nail was glued to her thumb Experts say that wounds should be left to heal before false nails are applied We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.