Itchy nails are usually related to physiological factors, onychomycosis, onychomycosis and other diseases, which need to be combined with different causes to take general treatment, medication, surgery, etc. to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Physiological factors: in the weather changes, or often wash hands, may lead to finger skin itching, generally timely improvement of living habits, environment, the symptoms will gradually reduce; if the skin is dry, it is recommended to apply some hand cream.
2. Ringworm of the nails: mainly due to infection of fungi leading to nail bed, nail plate lesions. Local can use ketoconazole ointment, if necessary, can follow the doctor’s advice oral terbinafine, itraconazole and other antifungal treatment.
3. Nail groove inflammation: may be due to infection with certain pathogenic microorganisms, resulting in inflammation of the tissues around the nail. Infection and inflammation can be treated with mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid ointment or compound polymyxin B ointment. If the condition is serious and an abscess forms, the abscess should be drained as soon as possible, and if necessary, the nail should be removed by nail extraction surgery.
When itchy nails occur, it is recommended to actively consult a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, if you need to use medication or nail extraction, it should be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician.