Toenail thickening is not necessarily a disease, it may be due to genetic and other physiological factors, or to consider is due to onychomycosis, psoriasis and other diseases.
1. Physiological factors: heredity may lead to congenital thickening of the toenails in some people, if there is no physical discomfort, it is considered to be a physiological phenomenon, and there is no need to worry too much.
2. Onychomycosis: its etiology is related to the infection of skin fungus, which can be induced by nail trauma and other factors. The patient’s nail plate may appear turbid, thickening, discoloration and other symptoms, manifested as thickening of toenails.
3. Psoriasis: its etiology is not yet clear, and it is now known that it may be related to genetic, immune and other factors. Nail depression points, nail peeling, and subnail thickening can occur, and thickening of the toenail will occur.
There are many causes of thickened toenails, and patients are advised to go to the hospital to find out the causes.