Vertical lines on the nails may be normal or may be caused by a disease. For example, aging nails or nail fungus caused by aging.
1. As we age, the cuticular epithelium of the nails will age, resulting in the formation of vertical or horizontal lines on the nails, which is a normal physiological phenomenon.
2. Onychomycosis causes yellowing of the nails, unevenness, and vertical or horizontal lines on the surface. It can usually be treated with antifungal drugs, such as itraconazole and terbinafine hydrochloride tablets.
It is recommended that nails appear vertical stripes caused by discomfort should be timely hospital consultation, the use of drugs need to be under the guidance of a doctor, do not self-medication, pay attention to the long-term use of antifungal drugs may have a certain impact on liver function, should be in the monitoring of liver function under the instructions of the doctor to use.