The appearance of horizontal stripes on clipped nails is usually related to nail trauma, malnutrition, fungal infection and other factors, which can be combined with the cause of the disease to take general treatment and medication to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Nail trauma: If the nails have been traumatized, it may lead to the appearance of horizontal stripes on the nails and may affect the normal development of the nail bed. The trauma can be cleaned up with iodine povidone, and if nail separation occurs, nail extraction should be considered.
2. Nutritional deficiencies: For example, long-term iron and zinc deficiencies or vitamin A and C deficiencies may affect the development of the nails and lead to dysfunction in the formation of onychoblasts. At present, it is necessary to analyze through the trace element examination to make clear the lack of a certain trace element, and then timely supplementation, so as to avoid nail breakage.
3. Fungal infection: when the nail is infected with fungus and repeatedly stimulated by it, it may affect the normal development of the nail bed and make the pattern change. After diagnosis should be oral ketoconazole, itraconazole antifungal treatment as soon as possible, local can be used topically ketoconazole, itraconazole cream.
Nails appear horizontal lines may also be parasitic infection, or suffering from some kind of infectious disease, should be consulted as soon as possible, under the guidance of the doctor to analyze the cause of the disease and then standardized treatment. The medication should be taken in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.