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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you have a habit of biting your nails? Here's how it can increase the risk of infections, dental issues, and stomach ...

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 ...

You notice it first as a small gap between your nail and the pink skin underneath. What starts as a barely visible separation gradually expands, creating an unsettling space where debris collects and ...

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 ...

Management of nail disease would improve with an interdisciplinary approach, particularly between dermatologists and podiatrists. Change is sorely needed in how both professions handle nail disease ...

Shahnaz Husain Do you have dry, cracked, splitting, brittle fingernails during the winter months? It’s not just your skin that dries out during the winter months; your nails do too! As soon as there’s ...

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 ...