Symptoms of the disease

• Coloring yellowish ou brownish of a fingernail;
• THEthickening of a fingernail;
• The change of forms of a fingernail;
• A nail friable and without luster;
• A pain when pressure is exerted on the nail;
• The nail can become black and separate from his bed.

People at risk

The nails become more susceptible to onychomycosis with agebecause they thicken and grow more slowly.

• People with family history onychomycosis. Genetic characteristics have been associated with better resistance to onychomycosis ;
• People with untreated athlete’s foot, another fungal infection that touches the skin between the toes. Large-scale study says about a third of people with onychomycosis also have athlete’s foot8. It is suspected that the infection causing athlete’s foot may spread to the fingernails, and vice versa;
• The people who sweat abundantly;
• People with diabetes;
• People who have a poor blood circulation at the feet ;
• People with weakened immune system, such as carriers of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Risk factors

• Wear some shoes to socks that retain moisture;
• Have a inadequate foot hygiene.