The course of gray nail is long and easy to recur, want to completely eradicate is very difficult, need to persist for a long time, generally can be through the drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on.
1.Medication
(1) Local medication: 10% glacial acetic acid can be used to soak or 30% glacial acetic acid external coating nail. In addition, topical antifungal medication such as amorphophallus application and cyclopiazide can also be used to kill the fungus to a certain extent. It is recommended to grind the diseased nails thinly before applying the medication for a better therapeutic effect.
(2) Systemic medication: when more than one finger (toe) nail appears gray nail, systemic medication can be used, such as terbinafine, itraconazole, fluconazole and so on. Since this kind of medicine must reach the nail plate where the fungus is parasitized in order to play the antibacterial effect, it needs to be used in sufficient quantity and for a long period of time.
2. Surgery: Surgery is often used for single finger (toe) nails, when drug treatment is ineffective, or the condition of the nail is complicated, after local anesthesia, the affected nail will be removed.
Patients suffering from gray nails are advised to go to the hospital in time, and under the guidance of the doctor to carry out active treatment. The medication should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.