Nails with white spots may be related to trauma, but also with the body lack of trace elements, nail fungal infection, white nail disease and other disease factors.
1. Trauma: If the fingernail has been traumatized and squeezed before, it may damage the nail plate structure and thus appear the above symptoms.
2. Lack of trace elements: If the patient’s body lacks trace elements, or vitamins and other substances, it may also affect the function of the nail matrix cells at the root of the nails, and appear white spots on the nails.
3. Nail fungal infection: Nail fungal infection, especially Candida albicans infection may appear after the ringworm, which leads to the above situation.
4. White Nail Disease: the cause of the disease is still unclear, and it may be related to genetic factors. Nails of patients can be seen point-like white spots, there are some patients will appear in the nails into pieces of white-like changes.
Nails have white spots may also have other reasons, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to conduct relevant examinations, clear cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.