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What Causes Splinter Like Thorny Objects To Come Out Of The Fingertips And The Tips Of The Toes?

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Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Question: my hands at the fingertips and my toes have Splinter like thorny objects coming out I can pull them out with tweezers when I use my cuticle clippers a clear fluid comes out and dries and hardens immediately it's very painful and my fingertips are red and my toes and my hands are very tingly and burn really really bad. every morning when I wake up my hands are swollen like the pictures and it takes like 2 hours for them to come back they're completely numb and wake me up at night in extreme pain because they're so asleep
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (38 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Finger tip/toe tip and finger nail/toe nail fungal infection.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I have noted your concern and have viewed the images. You seem to have a fungal infection of the fingers and toe tip as well as the finger and toe nails.

I suggest you to take an oral anti-fungal e.g tab Terbinafine once a day for 6-8 weeks. In addition to that, I suggest you apply a topical anti-fungal e.g Terbinafine cream, twice daily.

These are prescription medications and I advice you to kindly talk to your local practitioner for a prescription of the same.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Kakkar S.
Dermatologist
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What Causes Splinter Like Thorny Objects To Come Out Of The Fingertips And The Tips Of The Toes?

Brief Answer: Finger tip/toe tip and finger nail/toe nail fungal infection. Detailed Answer: Hello, I have noted your concern and have viewed the images. You seem to have a fungal infection of the fingers and toe tip as well as the finger and toe nails. I suggest you to take an oral anti-fungal e.g tab Terbinafine once a day for 6-8 weeks. In addition to that, I suggest you apply a topical anti-fungal e.g Terbinafine cream, twice daily. These are prescription medications and I advice you to kindly talk to your local practitioner for a prescription of the same. Hope I have answered your query. Regards, Dr. Kakkar S. Dermatologist