Children’s fingernails have vertical lines, may be a normal physiological phenomenon, but can not be ruled out is caused by pathological factors.
1. Physiological phenomenon: children’s fingernails have vertical lines, and local nails have a glossy, vertical distribution of more uniform, which is usually a normal physiological phenomenon, as long as the child does not appear abnormal symptoms, parents do not need to worry too much.
2. Pathological factors: if the child long time picky eating, or intake of nutrients is insufficient, will lead to a lack of calcium, zinc and other nutrients in the body, so that the nails can not get nutrients nourishment, so that the local formation of vertical lines symptoms. In addition, when the child’s nails are infected by dermatophytes, it will lead to damage to the nail bed and form vertical lines in the local area.
Children’s fingernails have vertical lines, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.