How to fix yellow water coming out of a squeezed toenail cap

Toe nail cover squeezed out yellow water may be inguinitis, gray nails or toenail trauma and other causes, according to the patient’s specific situation to determine the treatment, including drug treatment, surgical treatment, and so on.
1. Inguinitis: Inguinitis is an inflammation of the tissues around the nails, mainly caused by a variety of pathogenic bacterial infections, and clinically may show yellow water. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, drugs include chlorhexidine acetate solution, mupirocin and so on. If the effect of drug treatment is not good, you can remove part of the nail through surgical treatment or directly do nail extraction.
2. Gray nails: gray nails are a kind of nail lesion caused by the violation of the nail bed and nail plate by the dermatophyte fungus, and clinically, it may show the situation of yellow water. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, the use of itraconazole, terbinafine and other oral drugs to antifungal drug treatment. If the effect of drug treatment is not good, you can consider surgery to remove the affected nail.
3. Toenail trauma: If the toenail is traumatized, it may lead to pus under the nail, yellow water, nail bed damage and so on. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, use iodine povidone and other disinfection, and oral cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cephradine and other anti-inflammatory treatment.
Patients should follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly treat yourself, so as not to delay the condition or cause adverse reactions.

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