Big toe nail cap raised a horizontal line may be due to malnutrition, trauma extrusion, nail fungus and other conditions.
1. Malnutrition: Patients who lack essential vitamins or trace elements such as zinc may result in a raised bunion on the foot. This phenomenon needs to pay attention to whether the recent diet is balanced, whether the reasonable diet, if long-term malnutrition on other parts of the body will also cause damage.
2. Trauma and extrusion: when wearing ill-fitting shoes or the foot is subjected to longitudinal extrusion, it may lead to the production of horizontal lines on the foot, extrusion will lead to uneven stress on the toenail, thus making the growth of the toenail restricted, and in the long run, more horizontal lines will be produced.
3. Onychomycosis: caused by fungal infection of the toenail, often manifested as toenail nail plate deformation, discoloration and other changes. It can also cause the toenail cover to raise a horizontal line.
If the symptom of a raised toenail cap with a horizontal line persists, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.