What’s wrong with the toenails getting smaller and smaller?

Toenails are getting smaller and smaller common fungal infection, that is, gray toenails, the typical symptom is the increase of nail keratin, the nail plate becomes thicker and brittle and then powdered, and finally the toenail will slowly fall off, the patient needs to go to the hospital for further examination and active treatment, the doctor will choose the appropriate treatment for the patient’s current situation: First, drug treatment 1, topical medication: the common amorphophallus hydrochloride powder, coral ringworm net, cyclopiazide, etc., you can Through local coating, sealing and other ways to act on the affected toes, you can also use glacial acetic acid external coating or soaking; 2, oral drugs: terbinafine hydrochloride, fluconazole and other antimicrobial drugs can be effective in inhibiting bacteria, for mild gray nails effect is better, if the patient’s nail plate is involved in a larger area, the nail matrix is affected or the oral drug treatment is ineffective, you can choose to choose with the combination of topical drug treatment. Second, surgical treatment is less clinically applied, under local anesthesia will be affected by the nail extraction, the trauma is large and bleeding phenomenon, easy to cause infection, postoperative pain is obvious. If the patient does not accept topical and oral drug treatment, or due to drug allergies and other factors, can not carry out drug treatment, you can choose surgical nail extraction. Drug treatment should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, not arbitrary use of drugs. Gray nail is easy to recur, patients should pay attention to daily hygiene habits, change shoes and socks, avoid sharing shoes and socks with others to cause cross-infection, and at the same time to protect the toenail, active treatment and regular follow-up.