How to judge whether it is onychomycosis? Observe whether the nails are deformed

If you want to know whether you really have onychomycosis, you can make a scientific judgment based on some symptoms of onychomycosis, such as whether the nails have symptoms of deformation, or whether the nails are thickening, or the color of the nails is darkening.

Deformed nails

Onychomycosis is onychomycosis, which, like tinea pedis and tinea corporis, is a lesion of the fingernails or toenails caused by fungal infection and is highly contagious. The nail deformation symptoms of onychomycosis are very typical, generally thickening, softening, hollow or easy to break, falling off or uneven, which are the initial manifestations of onychomycosis.

Thickened nails

As we age, the metabolic and regenerative abilities of cells become weaker and weaker, and the metabolism of the stratum corneum that makes up the nails slows down, causing the stratum corneum to thicken. But many times, thickening of the elderly's nails may also be caused by fungal infection and onychomycosis.

Nail Delamination

When the fungus invades the nail tissue, it will cause the keratin to accumulate in the nail bed, and the nail plate will become turbid to the naked eye, so it is also called onychomycosis. At the same time, the keratin is affected by fungi and the nail plate will thicken. Generally, it is 1-3 times thicker than a normal nail plate.

Nail discoloration

Nails usually change color due to injury or disease. In the early stages of fungal infection, small white or dirty yellow spots and flakes appear on the nail plate, the nail changes color and loses its original luster, and depressions appear on the surface. If the nails have begun to turn black and show signs of thickening, it means that the onychomycosis is already quite serious and needs treatment as soon as possible.