Your nails do much more than complete your look — they can offer valuable clues about what’s going on inside your body. Paying attention to these signs can help you spot potential problems early and ...

Let’s start with nail fungus, a disease that an average person experiences at least once in their lifetime. As you probably know, the fungus is found in our bodies. To turn into an infection, it needs ...

Podiatrists and medical experts have issued an important warning to anyone with dark, discoloured toenails that they should ...

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ...

While most people are familiar with the appearance of healthy toenails — smooth, light pink, and evenly colored — changes in ...

Onychomycosis, or fungal infection of the nail, most often affects the toenails. Infected nails usually have a thick, yellow appearance and can become coarse and brittle (see Figure 4). When caused by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — At the Skin of Color Update 2024 meeting, a speaker discussed how to diagnose and treat nail ...

At the 2025 Dermatology Days of Paris conference, held from 2 to 6 December 2025, in Paris, France, Bertrand Richert, MD, PhD, professor in the Dermatology Department, Brugmann and Saint Pierre ...

As unsightly as it is, the infection is usually manageable — but only with the right treatment. Here’s how to kick it. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Q: It ...

A systematic review in the International Journal of Dermatology underscores a paucity of literature on inflammatory nail disorders in people with skin of color (SoC), which in turn highlights gaps in ...

For more invasive disease, confirmation of onychomycosis is needed prior to initiation and to obtain insurance coverage of treatment, which is expensive. Terbinafine 250 mg daily over a period of six ...