{"id":4027,"date":"2025-04-30T16:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/toenail-fungus-onychomycosis\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:38:25","slug":"toenail-fungus-onychomycosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/toenail-fungus-onychomycosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Toenail Fungus (Onychomycosis): Treat Fungal Infections Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is onychomycosis?<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Onychomycosis<\/strong> is a fungal infection of the toenails, typically caused by <strong>dermatophytes<\/strong>. Although often benign, it can be stubborn, unsightly, and occasionally painful if left untreated. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical symptoms<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thickened, brittle, or deformed nail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discoloration (yellow, brownish, or white)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partial or complete nail detachment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unpleasant odor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressure pain when walking (in advanced cases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes and risk factors<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moisture buildup in shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat, sweating, lack of ventilation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prolonged use of closed shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nail trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Untreated athlete\u2019s foot (entry point for infection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weakened immune system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-risk environments (locker rooms, public pools)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why treat onychomycosis?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Besides the aesthetic aspect, onychomycosis can:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can spread to other nails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can spread to other people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It increases infection risk in diabetics or the elderly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It may cause permanent nail damage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<p>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/onychomycosis-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3731\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">traitement de l&#8217;onychomycose<\/a> inclut les solutions suivantes :<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Clinical and lab confirmation<\/h3>\n\n<p>Visual diagnosis and lab testing via nail sampling.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Topical antifungal treatment<\/h3>\n\n<p>Stronger than over-the-counter options, prescribed and customized to your condition.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Oral antifungal medication<\/h3>\n\n<p>Your podiatrist can prescribe the oral treatment with certain conditions if necessary.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Nail debridement<\/h3>\n\n<p>To thin the nail and enhance treatment penetration.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Regular podiatric follow-up<\/h3>\n\n<p>Structured long-term treatment plan.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Prevention advice<\/h3>\n\n<p>Foot hygiene, shoe choices, sock and footwear disinfection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails, typically caused by dermatophytes. Although often benign, it can be stubborn, unsightly, and occasionally painful if left untreated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":3883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}