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A member asked:

Sometimes my toenails are yellow the rest of the time they look normal. could this be a fungus? they are not yellow all the time.

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Mild yellow: nails can be some form of a fungus. It can also be due to use of nail polish. See a podiatrist for clarification.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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