Hi, my 10yo has had really stubborn fungal toenails (8 of them!) for the last 6 months or so. We have been seeing a private podiatrist who recommended urea past treatment and Amoralfine nail lacquer. We have been doing those diligently (as well as Lamisil) and a couple of the nails have cleared up but 4 are really stubborn still.
The podiatrist cuts out a lot of the soft nail when we see them but has now said that terbinafine tablets might be the best option to sort it out.
The thing is there is a small risk to liver function and DC would need blood tests when taking it. I'm keen to continue as we are as the GP said they would not give it to their child which has really put me off, but also if we're in the same boat in another 6 months should I consider it? Otherwise it won't just 'go away' on its own.
Would like to know if anyone's been in the same boat?
The blurb on Terbinafine says "There are many non-prescription and prescription only topical preparations available, but toenail fungus is very hard to eradicate using creams and lotions. The fungal spores grow under an infected nail which makes it extremely difficult to treat as topically applied medicines cannot penetrate or get under the nail easily."
DC doesn't really understand why it needs risky treatment as the fungal nails themselves aren't a risk to their health, but I don't want them to go on forever.