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FUNGAL NAILS. Fungal infection of the nails is known as Onychomycosis or Tinea Ungium. Fungal nail infections, referred to in medical terms as onychomycosis, occurs when a fungi infects the nails. The infection can originate from Athletes foot and usually the first sign of the nail infection is a white or yellow opaque streak which either appears at one side of the nail or under the tip of your nail. Symptoms of a fungal infection may include brittleness, discoloration, thickening and crumbling of the nail, as well as debris under the nail itself. In some cases, the nail can detach from the nail bed. Approximately 50 percent of all nail disorders are fungal infections. Treatment of a fungal nail infection can be difficult to treat an can take as long as 12 - 18 months to completely clear (until the old fungal area of the nail completely grows out). Treatment of this conditions is either tablet (prescription only) or fungal solution preparations.
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