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Fungus in my thumb nail
I got fungus in my left hand thumb nail so my it looks bad. I have it for last 6-7 years. Once I went to a doctor n got the nail removed so that new normal nail would grow but new one also came the same way. How can I cure it?
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You need to take oral antifungal First confirm with KOH NAIL FOR FUNGUS AND CULTURE
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