Rough fingernails in children are related to malnutrition, onychomycosis, psoriasis and other causes.
1. Malnutrition: Nail malnutrition can lead to changes in the texture and composition of the nails, which is manifested as roughness of the nails, loss of luster of the nail plate, and the possibility of longitudinal cracks, transverse grooves and so on.
2. Onychomycosis: it is caused by fungal infection, and the diseased nails mainly have roughness and turbidity, thickening, separation, unevenness and so on.
3. Psoriasis: When psoriasis occurs in the nails, the nails will be thickened and rough, and sometimes the surface of the nails will be concave. If the skin is involved, red patches and flakes may appear on the skin.
Children’s fingernail roughness, there may also be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.