MD Podiatrist Discusses Onychomycosis

There are three different types of toenail fungus, Daniel Michaels, DPM states. They include: distal subungual onychomycosis, white superficial onychomycosis, and candida onychomycosis. “You should see a podiatrist when you notice the problem and treat it early,” advises Dr. Michaels. “If left untreated, which is very common, the infection will spread to the rest of the nail and eventually spread to the other nails.”
 
 Once you make an appointment, your podiatrist will give your feet a thorough examination and will probably take a biopsy, or sample, of your nail to be sent away for testing. This will help your doctor confirm that you have an infection and not some other issue, as well as figure out exactly what type of infection you have, Dr. Michaels explains.