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My right big toe and fourth toe throb with pain at the tips and the nail is growing thick and discolored and the skin around the nail is rough?
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See a podiatrist: Sounds like the nail is dystrophic possibly fungal and perhaps ingrown.
Answered 6/7/2017
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Discolored nails: Probably a fungal infection. See your Doc and make sure you rule out diabetes and take your medicine without skipping a dose. Expect gradual improvement.
Answered 8/3/2014
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See podiatrist: May have a fungus and possibly an ingrown nail or other cause of the pain.
Answered 10/23/2017
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