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Is it normal for nails (finger and/or toe nails) to be grey?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Not usual: But we need to know more about your general health status as well as the medications you have been taking. If the areas under the nails are flaky and often smelly, a fungal infection (trichophytin) would be my first guess.

Answered 6/19/2018

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