Black Toe Nails Due To Shoe Pressure. Is This A Fungus And Is There A Cure?

Posted on Thu, 23 Aug 2012

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Question : My toe nails are dark to black due to being traumatized such as shoe pressure. Some of the nails are thick.
Is this a fungus? And is there a cure? email address is YYYY@YYYY I am afraid to take medicine that can affect my liver.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma (-4 hours later)

Hi,

Welcome to XXXXXXX

Nails can become thick and discolored due to fungal infection.

As you have to take treatment for 4-6 months or more and anti fungal drugs can cause liver damage, you should consult a Dermatologist to confirm diagnosis, for supervision and prescription.

You should also get your blood sugar (F & PP) tested.

Thanks for trusting XXXXXXX and posting your query.

Hope you found my response to your query informative and helpful.

If you have further concerns in this regard, I would be happy to discuss those with you as well.

With good wishes,

Dr.Chandra Shekhar Sharma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar