Blackened fingernails may be caused by pigment residue, traumatic factors, fungal infections, etc., and can be treated with general therapy and medication as prescribed by the doctor.
1. Pigment residue: As some women use nail dyes for manicure for a long time, not cleaned for a long time, it may lead to part of the pigment residue, the phenomenon of blackened nails. In this case, the nails should be fully cleaned, and usually can be restored to normal.
2. Traumatic factors: If the patient’s nails are subjected to external factors, resulting in nail damage, triggering bleeding, the formation of bruises under the nails, can also make the nails black, this situation should be promptly disinfected to the damaged nails, to prevent infection, and should avoid secondary damage. At the same time, you can apply hot compresses to the bruised parts to eliminate the bruises.
3. Fungal infection: when the nails are infected by fungi, the nail plate can form cracks, become brittle or thickened, brown or black. This situation can be prescribed topical miconazole nitrate cream or oral itraconazole capsules and other antifungal drugs for treatment.
Black fingernails may also be caused by other reasons, the patient should promptly go to the hospital for examination, clear cause, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment, do not blindly self-treatment.