How do you know you suffer from nail fungus? Identifying nail fungus infection can be easy if you know what it is you're looking for. Once you have contacted it, appearance of your nails will start to change. According to WebMD, the common symptoms of nail fungal infection are:
· Nails turn yellow or white
· Nails get thicker
· Nails crumble and split, and may separate from the skin
When you have a fungal nail infection, it can be uncomfortable or even painful to wear shoes, walk, or stand for a long time. The fungus could also spread to other nails or your skin. Over time, the infection can cause permanent damage to your nail or nail bed.
As indicated in Wellsphere, fungus infections cause less than five percent of deformed nails. Drying of skin and skin conditions such as psoriasis are more common causes. The part of nails that you see is dead. Living nails are located underneath the skin at their base. It takes four and a half months for the nail to grow from the nail plate to its end where you cut it off. During this time, the nail dries out and the ends can crack and fray. So the most common cause of deformed nails is drying, which is best treated by coating the nails with nail polish to slow water loss.
Most deformed nails are caused by skin conditions such as Psoriasis or Seborrheic Dermatitis. If you have thickened toenails, check with a dermatologist who will clip off a piece of the nail and place it in a special bottle to culture it for a fungus. Since a fungus infection in the nail starts in the plate underneath the skin and no creams can get into the nail plate, oral medications are the most effective treatment for toenail fungus infections.
Nail fungus is a type of fungal infection that you better avoid or once you are already infected, you should try treating it at the earliest possible time.
· Nails turn yellow or white
· Nails get thicker
· Nails crumble and split, and may separate from the skin
When you have a fungal nail infection, it can be uncomfortable or even painful to wear shoes, walk, or stand for a long time. The fungus could also spread to other nails or your skin. Over time, the infection can cause permanent damage to your nail or nail bed.
As indicated in Wellsphere, fungus infections cause less than five percent of deformed nails. Drying of skin and skin conditions such as psoriasis are more common causes. The part of nails that you see is dead. Living nails are located underneath the skin at their base. It takes four and a half months for the nail to grow from the nail plate to its end where you cut it off. During this time, the nail dries out and the ends can crack and fray. So the most common cause of deformed nails is drying, which is best treated by coating the nails with nail polish to slow water loss.
Most deformed nails are caused by skin conditions such as Psoriasis or Seborrheic Dermatitis. If you have thickened toenails, check with a dermatologist who will clip off a piece of the nail and place it in a special bottle to culture it for a fungus. Since a fungus infection in the nail starts in the plate underneath the skin and no creams can get into the nail plate, oral medications are the most effective treatment for toenail fungus infections.
Nail fungus is a type of fungal infection that you better avoid or once you are already infected, you should try treating it at the earliest possible time.
RSS Feed