Is yellow toenails onychomycosis?

After suffering from onychomycosis, the toenails often appear yellow and black. This is also a common symptom of onychomycosis, which is mainly caused by fungal infection. When this happens, it is necessary to receive good treatment in time. Onychomycosis is contagious and prone to recurrence. Therefore, you must pay attention to the course of treatment during the treatment process to completely cure the onychomycosis.

What are the early symptoms of onychomycosis?

1. Nail color: Starting from the root of the nail, small white spots appear on the surface of the nail plate, gradually expanding, causing the nail plate to soften and sink. Or it may start from the free edge and side wall of the nail, causing small depressions or transverse grooves to appear on the nail plate, and gradually develop until the nail plate becomes brittle, easy to break, thickened, and brown inside.

2. Nail surface: The surface is uneven. Because there is keratin accumulation on the nail plate or under the nail plate, and the nail plate is damaged, the surface of the nail plate becomes rough, uneven and dull.

3. Nail shape: The nail plate is raised, and fungi and hyperplastic keratin accumulate under the nail plate, causing the distal end of the nail plate to be significantly higher and raised. At this time, the diseased nail becomes thicker, more turbid, and the color change is more obvious.

4. Inflammation: It often starts on the sides or ends of the nail plate. At first, there is mild inflammation, which gradually becomes chronic or subsides.

What causes onychomycosis?

1. Pathogenic bacteria: Dermatophytes, yeast, yeast-like fungi and Candida can all cause onychomycosis, which is mainly caused by dermatophyte infection, among which Trichophyton rubrum infection is the most common. It is recommended to use Baijiakang drops for sterilization in the early stage.

2. Personal factors: Often wearing non-breathable or ill-fitting shoes or not changing socks frequently, etc., will provide a warm, humid, and dark growth environment for fungi. If your nails are injured or impacted, be sure to treat the wound properly to avoid fungal infection.

3. Environmental factors: Onychomycosis generally occurs more frequently in warm and humid seasons. Living or working in a dark and humid environment for a long time will significantly increase the incidence of onychomycosis.

Healthy nails usually have a smooth and shiny surface, are resilient, pink, transparent or translucent, and have a certain degree of elasticity. If your nails turn green, you may have a bacterial or fungal infection.

How to prevent onychomycosis?

1. When trimming your nails daily, do not cut them too short, as this can easily lead to paronychia.

2. Try to wear gloves when washing hands, dishes or laundry, and it is best not to use alkaline detergents.

3. If there is a patient with onychomycosis at home, be sure to separate the towels, slippers and other items used by the patient to avoid infection. Only by paying attention to the small details in life can you effectively avoid onychomycosis.