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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection Of The Toe Nail

Posted on Mon, 22 May 2017

Question: I have an infection of the big toe nail, probably caused by a fungus. What can I do?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Go for oral antifungals

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
For fungal nail infection you need to take oral antifungals.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take capsule itraconazole 200 mg twice daily for 1 week in a month for 3-4 months.
This will help in resolving it.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (3 hours later)

I would never take oral antifungal medicine! What elae can I do to rid myself of the bruising around the nail?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Go for topical antifungal medicine like amorolfine nail lacquer

Detailed Answer:
You can try topical antifungal medicine like amorolfine nail lacquer once weekly.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana