The cause of grayish nail cover may be due to anemia, smashing, fungal infection, nail malnutrition, nail moles.
1. Anemia: some patients may be due to insufficient red blood cells in the body, unable to supply sufficient oxygen to various tissues and organs of the body, especially at the end of the body parts of the nails, which will result in white nail cover color, gray and other related symptoms.
2. Strike: some patients may be accidentally hit by heavy objects to the part of the nail cover, resulting in bruising under the nails, so the nail cover will have gray symptoms, accompanied by obvious pain.
3. Fungal infection: when the nail cover is infected by fungi, which is commonly known as gray nails, it will cause the patient to have thickened nails, dull color, no luster, and even gray, and should cooperate with the doctor for antifungal treatment.
4. Nail dystrophy: For some patients, the grayish condition of nail cover may also be related to nail dystrophy, which may affect the structure and function of onychomycosis through various factors, causing the obstacle of nail plate formation, and the change of shape, texture and color.
5. Onychomatous nevus: this is one of the types of nevus, common symptom is nail black line, some patients will have gray color of nail cover, and there is a small chance that it will turn into melanoma.
It is recommended that patients should cooperate with doctors to clarify the specific causes of grayish nail cover before treatment.