Eczema/nail psoriasis

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Asked for Female, 45 Years

My mom had swelling around toe & finger nails for past 1 month.It spreads to all nails & becomes black & skin ruptures at some times with blood coming out.Is this eczema or nail psoriasis?Which treatment is best - homeo or allopathy?Is it permanently curable?she has high sugar also.pls suggest

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Dr. Chethan R S General Physician 11 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Chethan R S

General Physician 11 yrs exp Bangalore

Hi, as your mother is a known case of diabetes mellitus, the blackening of toe may be due to diabetic microangiopathy. In which the walls of the blood vessels become abnormally thick but weak, and therefore they bleed, leak protein, and slow the flow of blood through the body. Kindly consult physician for control of diabetes & surgeon for blackening of toe....

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