Comments on: Toenail Fungus http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/archives/2007/05/17/fungal-toenails-toenail-fungus/ A Podiatrist's Blog on Foot Health & Foot Care Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: admin http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/archives/2007/05/17/fungal-toenails-toenail-fungus/#comment-232 admin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:21:23 +0000 http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/?p=44#comment-232 It depends on what is causing the nail to turn brown. It could be a fungus, or it could be caused by repetitive microtrauma. Sometimes diseases like psoriasis cause thickened, brown nails, in other cases poor circulation can cause the discoloration. If it's an isolated brown spot, it could be a small area of blood under the nail which is harmless. An unlikely, but worse case scenario is a melanoma. For more information on toenail fungus treatments, visit our fungal nail informational page. http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/footcare-info/fungus-fungal-toenails.html It depends on what is causing the nail to turn brown. It could be a fungus, or it could be caused by repetitive microtrauma. Sometimes diseases like psoriasis cause thickened, brown nails, in other cases poor circulation can cause the discoloration. If it’s an isolated brown spot, it could be a small area of blood under the nail which is harmless. An unlikely, but worse case scenario is a melanoma.

For more information on toenail fungus treatments, visit our fungal nail informational page.

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]]> By: garrett winebarger http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/archives/2007/05/17/fungal-toenails-toenail-fungus/#comment-231 garrett winebarger Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:27:31 +0000 http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/?p=44#comment-231 my big toe nail on the right foot is turning brown????what can i do to change this?? thank you garrett winebarger wine2508@aol.com my big toe nail on the right foot is turning brown????what can i do to change this??

thank you

garrett winebarger
wine2508@aol.com

]]> By: admin http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/archives/2007/05/17/fungal-toenails-toenail-fungus/#comment-28 admin Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:26:05 +0000 http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/?p=44#comment-28 This could be toenail fungus, but it could be due to pressure from your shoes or if you have had a recent injury. Check out this page on <a href="http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/footcare-info/black-toenails.html" rel="nofollow">black toenails</a> for more information. This could be toenail fungus, but it could be due to pressure from your shoes or if you have had a recent injury. Check out this page on black toenails for more information.

]]> By: Lisa Toth http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/archives/2007/05/17/fungal-toenails-toenail-fungus/#comment-27 Lisa Toth Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:14:55 +0000 http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/blog/?p=44#comment-27 I have partial blackness on my big toenail which is also accomadated with frequent shooting pain. I have partial blackness on my big toenail which is also accomadated with frequent shooting pain.

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