Suggest Remedies For Fungal Infection On The Nails

Posted on Fri, 20 Oct 2017

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Question : I am a 72 yr old female with bad peeling and chipping nails to the extreme, used to have very strong nails. I take quite a few meds for blood pressure, cholestral, type 2 diabetes,diaretics, and thyroid .

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Rule out fungal infection

Detailed Answer:
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Peeling and chipping nails could be due to fungal infection affecting nails. Microscopic evaluation of nail clippings/scrapping will confirm the diagnosis.
Treatment is with oral fluconazole or itraconazaole for 12 weeks. The medication requires a prescription. So please follow up with your primary care provider.
You can also take over the counter Biotin supplements to help strengthen nails.

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Dr.Lekshmi

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