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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection In One Of My Toe Nails
Question: I have had a fungal infection in one of my toe nails for over a year. I have tried over the counter treatments and have had little success. What should I do?
Brief Answer:
Pulse therapy Itraconazole
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails. Onychomycosis causes fingernails or toenails to thicken, discolor, disfigure, and split.
I prescribe to my Patients Three pulse of Itraconazole capsule. This capsule comes in 100 mg strength. Patient need to take 2 capsule twice daily for 7 days, then 3 week off (no medicine).Repeat medicine for 7 days. In this manner three pulse has to be taken.
For topical application Amorolfine nail gel has to be applied once weekly to the infected nail only.
First of all you need to be diagnosed properly whether nail infection is actually Fungal infection or something else. Similar presentation is seen in nail lichen planus, nail psoriasis, Trachyonychia etc.
There is a feature to upload the image by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize that. Alternatively, you can mail it to YYYY@YYYY with subject line as "ATTN: Dr. Shahid Hassan". I will review the photograph and get back to you.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks.
Pulse therapy Itraconazole
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails. Onychomycosis causes fingernails or toenails to thicken, discolor, disfigure, and split.
I prescribe to my Patients Three pulse of Itraconazole capsule. This capsule comes in 100 mg strength. Patient need to take 2 capsule twice daily for 7 days, then 3 week off (no medicine).Repeat medicine for 7 days. In this manner three pulse has to be taken.
For topical application Amorolfine nail gel has to be applied once weekly to the infected nail only.
First of all you need to be diagnosed properly whether nail infection is actually Fungal infection or something else. Similar presentation is seen in nail lichen planus, nail psoriasis, Trachyonychia etc.
There is a feature to upload the image by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize that. Alternatively, you can mail it to YYYY@YYYY with subject line as "ATTN: Dr. Shahid Hassan". I will review the photograph and get back to you.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks.
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