Another photo sent in by a reader, with the comment:
“Now I’m getting sores all around my toes”
Left foot big toe fungus
A doctor could look at it and make a diagnosis. There are several possibilities, one being the hygiene of the foot. Is it kept in high-moisture content area (like a plastic shoe)? Or has the toe been damaged in an accident?
These photos were sent in recently by one of our readers. The pictures show fingernail fungus on the index finger of the right hand.
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“Worked on a car years ago changing brakes hit it nail came off
then was filled with yellow color after a while it turn dry and wouldn’t grow any more not too sure how bad it is and if it is worth laser treatment?”
Fungus on finger
Fungus on index finger
Finger nail fungus closeup
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How to take and send us your toenail pictures:
just snap a clear picture (good lighting) and send a .jpeg (or .jpg) as an attachment to an email to
If you want any credit, or have any story to tell with it, please tell us. Send at least a 600-pixel wide please. We would love to hear from you! We want to spread information about this nasty, common ailment to help people understand it and get cured. Thank you very much.
Toenail Fungus picture sent in by reader
Hey guys i hope that u can help me to identify what is happening on my toenails.. i really can’t remember for how long i have this on my toenails but i realize that start to spread out to the other fingers!
So thanks and sorry for the bad english..
NN
Toenail Fungus picture sent in by reader
How to take good toenail pictures:
It’s difficult to take toe pictures and have them be in good focus. We can not show them if they are too-far-out-of-focus, and we have distressingly discarded some that were sent to us. Overall, no matter which camera you use, LIGHTING is the most important factor for better photos. And natural light (daytime outdoors or near a window) is best.
Most people have Smartphones, which makes picture-taking easy and convenient. If you have a Smartphone, use the “back” facing camera, it’s far superior to the “selfie” front camera. The closest you can get and still have a crisp image with a Smartphone is about 3 inches (8 centimetres). Important! Don’t use the phone’s zoom feature, just move closer in to your toes! The photo will clearer if you move closer rather than using the zoom feature, which digitally zooms. You will get a better resolution photo when cropped, rather than using the phone’s zoom. You can crop an image for crisper resolution later. (We can do that for you after you send it in, don’t worry about it).
Most regular digital cameras today have good close-up capabilities
(usually shown as a ‘flower’), and most automatically switch to that when the subject (your toes) is aimed at. The advantage of using a digital camera is that you can instantly see the photo and if it is blurry, you can take another. We suggest taking 5 all at once, pick the best two, and discard the rest. Send us the best of course! Send to .
If you have a digital camera without a close-up lens, hold the camera about 3 feet away from your toes and use the highest resolution setting on your digital camera. If you have a regular film camera, get as close as you can with the lens you have. The usual closest you can get to take good toenail photos on a cheap camera is about 3-1/2 feet (1 meter). Use the flash if you are not super close, or alternately get over next to a bright window, or outside in the daylight. The picture can always be cropped (we can do that).
We can accept photo sizes up to 5 to 6 MB by email. We would really appreciate more photos of toenail fungus. Send yours over to , thank you.