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?
Doctor's Answer
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 ... Read Full Answer
i am just 25 years old.My height is 169 cm&weight-72 kgslast 10 days back i checked my bp,it is 150/100.my lipid profile reports are normal,in ultrasound scanning liver was minute enlarged,i am taking stamlo beta for my hypertension,now can i use ayurveda medicines for hyprtension & liver enlargement.
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Hi,
Looking at your detail that you gave me, you seem to have a normal BMI (body mass index),and normal cholesterol levels which is a good thing. There can be many people who might have a slight or mildly enlarged liver that only means that you should have a little less on your cholesterol or oil in eating and may be alcohol if you ingest it.
You can use ayurvedic drugs for your liver,but I wont say them for hypertension. Now a days many doctors prescribe diuretics as a first line of treatmen ... Read Full Answer
Name – Biman Das
Age – 28 years
Indian origin, stays in Bangalore, India.
9th July 2012 - hemoglobin electrophoresis suggestive of Homozygous Hemoglobin E disease
Complaint – Weakness since 1year.
Hi…. Below are the complete tests I have done two days back…..
Blood Urea Nitrogen – 11.00 mg/dl
Serum Creatinine – 1 mg/dl
Serum Glucose – 94 mg/dl
SERUM LIVER FUNCTION TEST
Billirubin Total – 1.30 mg/dl
Billirubin – direct – 0.30 mg/dl
SGOT/AST (P5P, IFCC) – 63.00 IU/ml
SGPT/ALT (P5P, IFCC) – 142.00 IU/ml
ALP – 74 IU/ml
Total protein – 7.80 g/dl
Serum Albumin – 4.90 g/dl
Serum Globulin – 2.90 g/dl
ALB/GLOB Ratio – 1.69 g/dl
SERUM TSH (ECLIA) – 6.240 IU/mL
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
WBC – 9300.00 /cu.mm
RBC – 6.15 million/cu.mm
Hemoglobin – 11.90 g/dl
Haemotocrit (PCV) – 37.00 %
MCV – 61.00 fL
MCH – 19.40 Pg
MCHC – 31.30 g/dl
Platelet count – 135000.00 /Cu.mm
DIFFERENTIAL COUNT
Neutrophils – 52 %
Lymphocytes – 43 %
Monocytes – 3.00 %
Eosinophils – 2.00 %
ESR – 4.00 /1st hour.
PERIPHERAL SMEAR EXAMINATION
RBC’s – Show moderate anisopoikilocytosis, are microcytic hypochromic with few eliptocytes, target cells.
WBC’s – Leucocytes are normal in total count and distribution
Plateletes – Plateletes are reduced. Macroplateletes noted.
Impression – Microcytic hypochromic blood picture with thrombocytopenia. (Kindly correlate with serum iron,TIBC, ferritin and Hb variant analysis [To rule out hemoglobinopathy])
OTHER TESTS –
Routine Urine analysis – All values are normal
ECG – Normal study
X-Ray of chest – PA View – Normal Study
MY HABBITS –
Non veg 3 days a week
Beer – 3 days a week( 700ml per day) drinking since 10 years.
Smoking – 12 cigarettes per day (Smoking since 10 years).
More Anxiety and less physical activities.
Last one year I am inside my house, just for half an hour I go outside in the morning.
MY HISTORY AND TESTS DONE EARLIER –
History of acidity, constipation and digestion.
9th July 2012 - Haemoglobin electrophoresis suggestive of Homozygous Haemoglobin E disease.
16th October 2012 - Ultrasound of liver – Fatty Liver
18th October 2012 – Liver function test – All values are normal
18th October 2012 – Pulmonary test – Normal spirometery
18th October 2012 – Complete Haemoglobin – Haemoglobin 12.5 gm/dl, WBC – normal in number and morphology, RBC – Anicocytosis with microcytic hypochromic erythrocytes, mild polychromasia, elliptocytes and taget cells, platelets- adequate
Please let me know is it very serious and also let me know some medicines and diet...
Regards
Biman Das
Doctor's Answer
Hi,
I am not sure,your doctor must have examined you so he can might be telling better,but i belive you should have complet liver tests including pt aptt and coagulation profile and billirubin levels and also repeat the tests you already have.
Although yellow eyes can also be due to mddy sclera,some people have muddy sclera.
Your tsh is also raised so he might be telling you for some test or may be you could be directly be put on medicines for this.
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I'm having mild fatty liver.I drink once a week or occasionally.is it dangerous.I'm having akylosin spondylosis n taking Med for dat..wat is d remedy of liver.is it harmful.shud i completely stop beer..
Doctor's Answer
Minimum alcohol intake and reduction of body weight is very important. ... Read Full Answer
WELL I AM A MAN - 49 YRS OLD - 90 KG WEIGHT - FATTY LIVER PROBLEM - NO OTHER AILMENT - BULGING STOMACH - OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING FINE - NOTIFY WAYS AND MEANS TO REDUCE WEIGHT, FATTY LIVER AND BULGING STOMACH
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respected sir,
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