There are many reasons for the whitening of the nails, which may be the symptoms of anemia, onychomycosis, and white spots on the nails, and you need to go to the hospital in time to get a clear picture of the cause of the disease.
1. Anemia has many causes and is related to heredity, nutritional deficiency and massive blood loss. Anemia often has the symptom of white nail color, and at the same time there are symptoms such as yellowish skin, weakness and panic.
2. Nail fungus is caused by fungal infection, which is a change in the shape of the nail caused by fungal infection to the root of the nail, and many people spread it indirectly through nail clippers and other items. The main manifestation is that the nail plate has more white spots, the color is cloudy and white or yellow, the nail becomes brittle and thick, and the surface luster disappears.
3. Nail white spots is a manifestation of nail dystrophy, mainly due to nail trauma, lack of calcium and zinc and other nutrients, or long-term contact with nail polish and other chemicals, usually ten nails at the same time or traumatic nails began to develop, children are more common, the performance of the nails have more white spots, part of the white spots can be fused into a large area.
If the whiteness of the nails is serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital to find out the cause and, if necessary, treat it under the guidance of a doctor.