Yellow, thickened nails? Dermatologist Dr Vishalakshi explains the early signs of a fungal infection

Dermatologist Dr Vishalakshi Viswanath of KIMS Hospitals, Thane explains early signs of nail fungus.

Onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) causes white or yellow spots, thickening, brittleness, and nail distortion.

Early symptoms are often painless and mistaken for ageing or minor injury.

Risk factors include older age, diabetes, compromised immunity, poor blood flow, obesity, and prolonged closed shoe wear.

Warm, moist monsoon weather can promote fungal nail infections.