Suggest Treatment For Nail Infection While On Itraconazole

Posted on Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Question: My aunty is suffering from nail infection for the past five years. She used the ointment in the early days later due to severe pain,itching and swelling, doctor advised her to take itraconazole tablet and to remove the nail . Kindly tell me the recent medicines and whether removing the nail will completely cure the infection?

Answered by Dr. Ilyas Patel (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Removing nail might not cure the infection

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

It seems that probably you may be having onycomycosis.

Kindly continue itroconazole for long time.

Apply antifungal solution on nails.

The fungal infection is likely at the root of nail..so the removing nail might not cure the infection. So do not go for the nail removal surgery.

I hope this would help you.

Dr.Ilyas Patel MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Ilyas Patel (22 hours later)

Doctor,

With reference to the above discussion i have attached the copy of the xray of left hand thumb finger.kindly tell me about the report of that x ray and medicine for the infection.

Answered by Dr. Ilyas Patel (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No report is uploaded yet, please attach/upload them

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

As you said, there is no X-ray report, I got. Kindly upload them. You can simply attach/upload the mat the reports section of this web-page.

Thanks.

Dr.Ilyas Patel MD

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee