What Causes Black Discoloration Of The Toenails?

Posted on Fri, 6 Apr 2018

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Question : foot nails damaged , skin near nail turned into black . Please diagnosis .tell me medicines

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:

Onychomycosis of toenail

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

You seem to have a fungal infection of toenail - Onychomycosis. I suggest you take an oral antifungal e.g tab Terbinafine 250mg once a day for 12 weeks. It is a prescription medication

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Kakkar S., Dermatologist

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