Symptoms of nail fungus infection will depend on the type of fungus infection you have. Nail fungus infection can cause unpleasant feeling but is usually not hurt you at the beginning and Athlete's foot is often present.
The most common nail fungus infection, distal subungual onychomycosis, is caused by dermatophytes. It infects both the nail and the nail bed (skin underneath the nail). Dermathophytes cause approximately 90% off all toenail fungus infection. Some common symptoms if your nail infected by demathophytes:
• Your nail distorted in shape
• Yellow stripes in the nail bed and on the underside of the nail.
• Dry, with no luster or shine.
• Buildup of bits and pieces of skin and nail fragments (debris) under the nail.
• Easily broken, crumbly or ragged.
(Infected nails may also separate from the nail bed, a condition called onycholysis. You may even feel pain in your toes or fingertips and detect a slightly foul odor.)
The second most common nail fungus infection that also caused by dermatophytes is white superficial onychomycosis. This type of nail fungus infection appears on the nail surface. Some symptoms of white superficial onychomycosis:
• White stripes or spots on your nail surface.
• As the infection gets worse, your nail surface becomes soft and powdery.
• Your nail surface color becomes brown of gray and crumbly, however the nail does not separate from the skin underneath.
And there are two types of rare nail fungus infection. Candida onychomycosis and Proximal subungal onychomycosis. Candida onychomycosis is a fungus infection that causes approximately 1% of fungal nail infections. Proximal subungual onychomycosis is a rare fungus infection, only less than 1% off all nail fungus infection, it affects to many people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Symptoms of nail fungus infection will depend on the type of fungus infection you have. Nail fungus infection can cause unpleasant feeling but is usually not hurt you at the beginning and Athlete's foot is often present.