Fungal nail infection
goodtoknow says: Fungal nail infections affect around 3 in 100 people in the UK. They can make your finger and toe nails look unsightly, often turning them green-yellow. Sometimes the nail crumbles and falls off and the surrounding skin gets red and sore. You are more likely to have fungal nail infection in your toe than your finger nail and they are often spread through a fungal skin infection such as athletes foot. Anti fungal tablets will clear the infection in six to twelve weeks and the nail should re-grow normally.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of fungal nail infections from patient.co.uk, read on.
Fungal infection of nails is common. The infection causes thickened and unsightly nails which sometimes become painful. Medication often works well to clear the infection, but you need to take medication for several weeks.
Who gets fungal nail infections?
About 3 in 100 people in the UK will have a fungal nail infection at some stage. Toenails are more commonly affected than fingernails. It is more common in people over 55, and in younger people who share communal showers such as swimmers or athletes.
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Yellow Toe, 3 months
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