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I'm going to lose both big toenails (see pic). i was close to liver failure 8months ago & malnourished ever since. podiatrist appt on wednesday.
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Liver failure: Liver disease make you have abrupt changes on ur nails. These are nail manifestations of systemic diseases. I think ur hepatologist has answers for you ( more than podiatrist would)
Answered 4/26/2015
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Bad toenail: Try to have nail biopsied at your podiatry visit.
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