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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection Of Toe

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Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2015
Question: I have a brown small dot on my big toe and the nail looks brownish had a pedicure last summer .... On my other big toe it's like a brown curved line at the corner of my toe .... concerns me greatly
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
fungal infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Brown spot on nail is suggestive of onychomycosis, a fungal ingection of nails.
Can you please upload a photograph of the involved area.
Its very important for me to see the area in order to give a proper guidance.
There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize that. You can also email reports to YYYY@YYYY with subject as attn Dr XXXXXXX Kumar.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you
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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection Of Toe

Brief Answer: fungal infection Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query. Brown spot on nail is suggestive of onychomycosis, a fungal ingection of nails. Can you please upload a photograph of the involved area. Its very important for me to see the area in order to give a proper guidance. There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize that. You can also email reports to YYYY@YYYY with subject as attn Dr XXXXXXX Kumar. Waiting for your response. Thank you