HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction
Doctors waiting to answer your question
Dr. Shanthi.E
MD
Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
MD
Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Nagamani Ng
MD
Dr. Nagamani Ng

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

Exp 9 years

Dr.Raju
MD
Dr.Raju

General & Family Physician

Exp 11 years

Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Nail Infection Causes

Premium Questions

Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

[I have been picking at my nails when they get long enough for 10 years. Bad habbit. I have never had this happen but i was messing with then and now 3 out of 10 fingers appear to be infected. Why would this happen to more... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

Good afternoon. Please see the attached photo of nail infection . What's the name of this infection and possible treatment? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

[can you tell me the condition and treatment of this.had it for many years.] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

What is the best type of antibiotic (combination of antibitoics) for a finger infection underneath the nail (from a contusion that is still draining if the person is also a diabetic but has good ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

[My nail is infected, I went to the minor emergency but they didn't prescribed anything for it and I don't have insurance , anything I can do at home ? My finger is definitely hurting!] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Shyam B. Kale MD

tTHREE MONTHS AGE I HADAN INGROWN TOENAIL AND IT DID NOT HEAL RIGHT AWAY SO THE TOENAIL WAS REMOVED AND CHECKED AND FOUND THAT I HAD A STAPH INFECTION . I TOOK KEFLEX FOR 10 DAYS AND I WASNTSATISFIED ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shyam B. Kale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Dinah Levillard MD

[It seems like every few weeks when I tear off a hangnail within 12 hours my entire finger is swollen and very itchy and a red line starts to go up my forearm I took some zyrtec and some amoxicillin But, like I said it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinah Levillard ( Dermatologist)
Dr. SOHEEL HUSSAIN ZARGAR MD

[Hi doctor, I have a 13yr son & he bites his nails all the time. They actually turns black, I was shocked when I looked at his hands today & one of his nails actually looks like its rotten...just horrible, there is no sore... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SOHEEL HUSSAIN ZARGAR ( Dentist)
Dr.    Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

Hi, I was prescribed terbinafine for a fungal nail infection. About a week and a half ago I started ... six weeks time and anymore weight loss would be unhealthy. My other problem is that my nail... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

My big toenail is coming off! I think I had a nail infection because in December, my nail really hurt. I soaked it in water, and the pain went away, but a few weeks later, I noticed the nail was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)