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Can antibiotics help a nail disease?
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Depends: Most nail disease is fungal and antibiotics with not work. It is best to see a podiatrist so he can give you a diagnosis of the disease you have.
Answered 7/27/2012
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Yes: Yes there are antibiotics for bacteria and fungus that help nail disease.
Answered 5/1/2019
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Yes: Antibiotics will help if the nail is infected with bacteria. It will not help with fungal infections or other nail diseases which are not caused by infection.
Answered 10/3/2016
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