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Hello, I have had a nail fungus for a good ten years or so. When I first noticed it, I went to my doctor and he game me lamasil which I stopped taking after a few days since it had negative affects on me. Thereafter, I stopped taking care of it and just let it go for a good 7 or 8 years. I eventually grew up and started getting very self conscious of how it looked and wanted to wear sandals and flip flops and not have people think nasty things about me. A few years ago I went to my doctor again and he gave me a topical oil which I used for over a year and did not see any results. About two years ago, I noticed that a vertical brown line was starting to grow from the bottom up. I went to a dermatologist who took a sample of my nail but did not take a sample of the nail bed or from the cuticle. Biopsy came back as of course it being a fungus. He in turn gave me pills to take which I also had to stop taking since it was having a bad affect on my liver. After that, my dermatologist said that he would give me laser treatments which I did two of. They did not clear it but it looks a little bit better then what it was before. Still thick, yellow, crumbling below the nail, nail bed where new nail is growing is darker then the others and the brown line is still there. It is a thick brown line. How did I get this brown line? Did I get it because of the prolonged damage of the nail bed due to the years of having the nail fungus?

You're most welcome. Nail Melanoma does not affect multiple nails together while Longitudunal Melanonychia (LM) often does. The fact that an additional nail is showing changes is nearly conclusive that this is LM, which as I said is harmless. However it would be best to see your doctor to get this confirmed since I cannot see the affected area. I would recommend getting the entire nail removed if its the only one affected by fungus, but this will be solely to treat the fungus not because I thin ...

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I've been noticing a lump on my upper left thigh. It started out small and red but grew over time. The red part is about the size of a dime now. But if I feel around the lump is feels like it has expanded underneath the skin. It's very hard. I thought it was an ingrown hair, so today I squeezed it. And small amount of blood came out but no hair. Now it looks darker red/purple.

Hi, There can be many causes for an underneath thigh swelling 1. It could be an abscess,cellulitis 2. it could be osteomyeletis 3. It can be haematoma Do you have any bleeding tendency ? Is the temperature raised,and do you have fever ? Did you have any injury or trauma ?(even if not then to go for an x-ray because in most cases the trauma is to trivial) Are you a diabetic ? Do you see any kind of veins all over your legs ? Have you noticed any kind of pus ?(because it could simply indicate ...

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I am not inclined for surgery of nail removal for it may have then no end. Pl. advice if there is any guaranteed solution other than surgery in time bound manner.

Thank you for the clarification. Here is the standard treatment for an infected ingrown toe nail: A 5-7 day course of an antibiotic like Dicloxacillin, Cephalexin or Amoxicilin-Clav to clear the infection Antiseptic soaks - Condy's soaks made with diluted Pottasium Permanganate, done twice a day for 5-10 minutes followed by Mupirocin cream on the affected area Pain relief with Paracetamol-Ibuprofen combination taken 2-3 times a day after meals. After 7 days of this the infection should be cl ...

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hi my baby is vomiting she is 6mnths old,,, i gave her femite nail polish so she started vomiting wat syrup i can give??

Ok.You can give her syp domstal 5ml in one go.Wait for 30 minutes before feeding her again.I hope she has consumed only small amount of nail polish. Please note if she does not respond to two doses of domstal u should take her to hospital. Wishing for her speedy recovery. Regards. ...

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I have extreme pain in my 3rd right toe ( from infection due to nail tear ) - what can i take to kill he pain?

Hi, Did the nail tear due to infection or did the nail tear due to trauma,yes you can take a combination of pain killer and anti-inflamtory(diclofenac+seratiopeptidase twice daily basis). If the nail teared due to infection then we will have to add an anti fungal or antibiotic depending on type of infection. Although confirmation can be given only after a biopsy but you can still attach the photo., ...

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My dog just scratched my forehead with his nail and gave me 1 inch long and 1/2 cm deep tattoo. Which tetanus shot should i take.

Hello, If you had the routine child vaccines done and the last buster dose of tetanus vaccine within the last 5-10 years you do not need any tetanus protection as you are already protected. If you have not had the last buster dose of tetanus vaccine done within the last 5-10 years than you will need the Td vaccine or tetanus toxoid vaccine, whichever you find will do. You have to have it within the first 72 hours after the scratch to have better protection. If the area gets red, swollen or pa ...

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Sir mere finger me nail exima ho gya na jo thik nhi ho rha, home medicine, hemopathic and allopath ki dawa kha ke thak gya hu but thik nhi ho rha

Hello, Eczema bahut lambi chalne wali takliff hai, sahi homeopathic dawaai di jaane par usse lambe time tak laabh jarur ho sakta hai. Krupaya photo share kare. ...

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