2023-05-08 17:08:45
In a joke from the actor from Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Prattuploaded a photograph of her foot to her Instagram account with the text “Met Gala Look”, however, the moment gave way to a specialist from the podiatry will end up diagnosing it with a fungus and recommended that he see a doctor.
It was during the broadcast of the famous fashion event that Pratt uploaded an image on the social network where you can see his left little finger where you can see a yellowish nail full of bumps and flaking. The purpose of the photo was to show how little he was interested in the gala, however, the record caught the attention of a podiatrist who ended up diagnosing him with fungus.
After the image, the professional Brad Schaefferwho also participated as a surgeon in the TLC program, “My feet are killing me”stated to TMZ that Pratt should see a specialist soon: “You are dealing with toenail fungus and need to be checked out by a doctor or podiatrist”He warned.
However, he added to the medium that the good news is that it does not seem to be a very serious case and that it would have a simple solution.
Onychomycosis or tiña ungueal by Chris Pratt
As the podiatry expert described, the actor might be suffering from onychomycosisalso known as nail fungusa type of infection caused by fungus that affects the nails of the hands and feet, being the latter the most frequentas described by MSD medical handbook.
Ringworm is an infection of the nail plate (nail) or nail bed (skin under the nail). This makes deform and discolor taking on yellowish or whitish tonesas in the case of Pratt.
The manual states that 10% of the population has onychomycosis. Of them are more prone older men, who have had tinea pedis, nail dystrophy, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, or immunodeficiency. Contact with people with the infection also increases the chances of infection.
In general, the diagnosis is made through the simple appearance of the nail, but it may also require a culture test or PCR. While the treatment consists of pharmacological treatment with terbinafine or itraconazole and sometimes the use of creams or other topical therapies.
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