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| Onychomycosis |
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Medically called Onychomycosis,
fungal nails are a yeast infection of the nail bed and plate. Often it
looks as if the nails are "dirty" and simply need to be cleaned. It is
a very common infection of toenails and fingernails. All nails can be affected but usually only the two great toenails are.
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| FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS |
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| TOENAIL FUNGUS |
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| physician debriding and biopsy nail |
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Your physician should non-traumatically debride your nails in the office setting to reduce "fungal load"
or the amount of fungus that needs to be killed.
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| biopsy of nail plate for culture |
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The physician may take a "culture biopsy" for identification
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| the start of the infection |
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most commonly gotten from:
-Nail Salons
-Shoes too tight or too loose
-Infected shoe leather
-Excess moisture
in shoes and on feet
-Age
-Cross infection from
another person
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A very common
ubiquitous contagious infection affecting humans around the globe. it
loves warm moist enviroments which is why it loves our feet and nails
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INFECTIONS CAN SPREAD FROM FAMILY MEMBER TO FAMILY MEMBER
PROPER SHOE GEAR IS IMPORTANT
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SHOES AREN'T TOO TIGHT or too loose
AIR OUT YOUR SHOES SO THAT MOISTURE DOES NOT BUILD UP IN THE SHOE MATERIALS.
ONLY WEAR THE SAME shoe every 3rd day
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| yellow nail |
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| fungus at the distal tip of nail |
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| affecting all nails |
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Since fungus is a
complex slow growing infection, it is hard to cure. All previous
topical, including a plethora of oil ointments have failed the public.
The national infection rate is sky-rocketing.
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