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Serious nail fungal infection, what to do?
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Fungal Nail Infections: Fungal infection of nails is common. The infection causes thickened and unsightly nails which sometimes become painful. Medication often works well to clear the infection. Antifungal tablets will often clear a fungal nail infectionTerbinafine tabletsItraconazole tablets are usually used but you need to se your doctor for script. http://patient.info/health/fungal-nail-infections-tinea-unguium
Answered 5/18/2017
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Agree w Dr. Singh: Topical anti-fungal treatments are often not effective when an extensive amount of nail has been impacted. Your physician can order you a stronger medication such as Lamisil which can be prescribed for burst treatments.
Answered 5/18/2017
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