Children with white spots on the nail cover and peeling skin may be caused by malnutrition, onychomycosis and other diseases. 1. malnutrition: if children have partiality, picky eating and other bad dietary habits, resulting in the body lack of trace elements, may cause changes in the nails, such as white spots, some of the children will also appear localized peeling of the skin. 2. ringworm of the nails: ringworm of the nails is the skin fungus invades the nail plate or nail bed caused by lesions, the patient nail plate will appear to change, such as cloudy, thickening, discoloration and so on. If a child suffers from onychomycosis, he or she may have white spots on the nail cap and peeling skin. Children with white spots on the nail cover may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or treatment.