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Thumb Nail Split, Appears To Bulge, Ingrowth, Raised, Tenderness. Help?

My left thumb nail had a split in it. That has now grown out but now the nail appears to have a bulge in it and is ingrowing and raised. Part of the nail has a whitish look to it and is tender at the base of the nail bed as well as the side that is pinching my thumb. My email is YYYY@YYYY . I will have to use my Iphone to send an image.
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Hi ,

thanks for writing to health care magic.

It seems you have devolped fungal infection of your nail.

Splitting of nail allows fungus to colonise in it and grows in it.Growth of fungus causes whitish and raised appearance.Pain may be due to secondary infection with bacteria.

Fungal infection of nail needs oral antifungal drugs like terbinafine ,itraconazole etc.You need to consult a dermatologist for it and take treatment accordingly.

Hope this can solve your query.Take care.
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Thumb Nail Split, Appears To Bulge, Ingrowth, Raised, Tenderness. Help?

Hi , thanks for writing to health care magic. It seems you have devolped fungal infection of your nail. Splitting of nail allows fungus to colonise in it and grows in it.Growth of fungus causes whitish and raised appearance.Pain may be due to secondary infection with bacteria. Fungal infection of nail needs oral antifungal drugs like terbinafine ,itraconazole etc.You need to consult a dermatologist for it and take treatment accordingly. Hope this can solve your query.Take care.