Your toenail turns yellow, cracks, or crumbles—these are classic signs of toenail fungus, medically known as onychomycosis. This widespread fungal infection poses no serious health risk but is highly contagious and visually unappealing. Prompt treatment of foot fungus is crucial to halt its spread and prevent potential nail loss.
Uncertain if it's nail fungus? Inspect your nail closely. Redness and swelling, sometimes with oozing, signal trouble. Thickening, cracking, crumbling, or a whitish hue indicate the infection spreading beneath the nail. Without intervention, the damaged nail won't detach naturally but may lift from the nail bed.
