White spots on nails may be due to malnutrition or gray nails.
If the nails long-term nail malnutrition, especially the lack of calcium and zinc and other trace elements, there may be white spots on the nails. Because the nails are mainly composed of calcium, phosphorus, zinc and other substances, the lack of trace elements will appear on the nails with white spots on the malnutrition performance.
In addition, if the nails are infected with fungus to form gray nails also often appear white spots. The lack of nutrient absorption due to fungal infection of the nail plate and nail root causes the nail to turn gray or white. This situation belongs to the deep infection of fungi, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s prescription oral antifungal drug treatment, commonly used oral antifungal drugs are itraconazole capsules, terbinafine capsules and so on.
If the white spots on the nails are serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital to find out the cause and treat under the guidance of the doctor.