What is the reason for the pitted nails?

If it is a child, it is mostly caused by the lack of trace elements and various vitamins, and it is necessary to seek medical examination in time, and according to the results of the examination, under the guidance of the doctor, the vitamins required by the child are supplemented through drugs and diet. Of course, for most normal people, it may also be caused by disease, which can be judged by other accompanying symptoms and examinations. It is more common in the following situations:

1. Psoriatic nails: due to psoriasis invading the nail bed or nail matrix causing nail surface lesions, it can be seen clinically that patients have nail depression points, nail bed thickening, nail peeling, etc., which can usually involve multiple nails, and the changes in the nail plate are often parallel to the severity of psoriasis skin lesions. A fluorouracil solution can be used to exfoliate and peel off the affected nails** under the guidance of a doctor.

In some patients with local infection, antibiotics such as cefixime can be used to prevent infection;

2. Exfoliative dermatitis: mostly due to drug allergies, secondary diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, etc., as well as secondary lymphatic reticular system tumors, etc., the onset is more urgent. The patient can see redness, swelling and scaling all over the body, many violations of nails, and small pits, longitudinal crests and transverse grooves on the deck.

Clinically, most of the symptoms are improved by removing **, maintaining the body's water and electrolyte balance, as well as drugs**, commonly used drugs include dexamethasone, loratadine, cefixime, methotrexate, isotretino, etc.;

3. Onychomycosis: due to the infection of the nail plate or subungual tissues caused by the first ringworm fungus such as Trichophyton rubrum, the formation of small punctate damage in the depression, and the thickening and brittleness or deformation of the nail plate. Clinically, glacial acetic acid, iodine tincture, amorolfen nail coating, etc. are mostly used externally, and salicylic acid cream, urea cream and other external applications can also be used.

There are pitted nails, the main cause is the lack of protein nutrition, or there is a problem of local fungal infection, resulting in the symptoms of nail fungus, so there will be changes in the shape of nails, usually pay attention to keep the local hygiene and clean, so as to avoid the phenomenon of infection. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the appropriate strengthening of dietary nutrition, if the situation is more serious, it can be carried out by antifungal drugs**.

The phenomenon of pitted nails is mostly seen in nail fungus, which is caused by the nail damage caused by fungal invasion, which is manifested as turbidity, thickening, uneven surface of the nail surface, and easy to become brittle and easy to break. Nail fungus is mostly caused by gradual fungal infection in other parts of the body, and most of them have a long onset cycle, so they need to adhere to medication for a long time**. The appearance of nail fungus can be done by trimming the nail topically, applying an antifungal drug, such as Romelole liniment, and if the nail infection is severe, an oral antifungal drug, such as itraconazole capsules.

Avoid sharing wash basins and towels, and eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits.

Nail dents, which indicate a deficiency of calcium, protein, and sulfur, which can range from eggs to garlic.

The appearance of pitted spots on your nails actually indicates that your body is not particularly healthy at the moment. Because of this pothole-ridden appearance, it means that your body is missing some nutrients.

If you are considering calcium deficiency, you can take calcium in calcium, and eat more foods that contain more calcium or can promote calcium absorption.

For example, milk (human milk, cow's milk, goat's milk, etc.) is rich in calcium and fully absorbed; Animal liver, egg yolks, fish, meat and legumes are rich in vitamin D, which can promote calcium absorption.

Hello! Nail dents indicate a deficiency of vitamin A, calcium, protein, and sulfur in the body, which we can obtain from carrots, eggs, and garlic.

Judging by the color of the nails:

1. Nails turn white, and the emergency is seen in blood loss and shock; Chronic symptoms are seen in anemia, hookworm disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, advanced tuberculosis, cor pulmonale, etc.; If it is as white as ground glass, it is characteristic of cirrhosis.

2. Nails become white, thin and soft, which is more common in chronic wasting diseases.

3. Yellowing of nails is a lack of vitamin E, which is mostly caused by damp heat fumigation in traditional Chinese medicine, and is seen in hypothyroidism, carotenemia, nephrotic syndrome, etc.

4. Nail graying is suffering from onychomycosis, which is itchy next to the nail at the beginning, followed by nail deformation, loss of luster and gray-white.

5. Nail bruising accompanied by small red thorns is caused by hypoxia, indicating heart and lung disease.

6. The nails are half red and half white (commonly known as yin and yang nails), which is poor kidney function.

7. White spots or flocculent white spots on the nails may be zinc deficiency or gastrointestinal disease or anemia; The presence of dark or indispensed spots is a sign of poisoning.

8. Erythema around the nails, which is more common in patients with lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis.

9. The first half moon is blue, which is poor peripheral circulation.

10. Obvious redness in the first half month is a manifestation of heart failure; If the first half moon is obvious, the intestinal absorption is good.

11. Those who have no or narrow half moon have poor digestion.

Poor nails are probably the cause of calcium deficiency!

Calcium deficiency, I used to be like that, I took calcium tablets

Judging by the shape of the nails: the nails are flattened, sunken, spoon-shaped, brittle and dull, and there are signs of insufficient liver water or iron deficiency anemia, hypochromic anemia and light-colored microcytic anemia. The nails are parrot-shaped, and the fingertips are like drumsticks, which are more common in congenital heart disease with cyanosis, rheumatic heart disease, chronic heart failure and lung abscess, emphysema, silicosis, chronic fibrous cavitary tuberculosis, chronic ulcerative colitis and other diseases.

Striated fingernails are a precursor to kidney disease or myocardial infarction; The appearance of longitudinal streaks is a precursor to liver disease; The presence of inverted pits is a sign of poor respiratory function.

Judging from the color of the nails: the nails turn white, and the emergency is seen in blood loss and shock; Chronic symptoms are seen in anemia, hookworm disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, advanced tuberculosis, cor pulmonale, etc.; If it is as white as ground glass, it is characteristic of cirrhosis. Whitening, thinning and softening of the nails is more common in chronic wasting disease. Yellowing of the nails is a lack of vitamin E, which is seen in hypothyroidism, carotenemia, nephrotic syndrome, etc.

When the nails turn gray, you have onychomycosis. The purple nail surface with small red thorns is caused by hypoxia and indicates heart and lung disease. Nails that are half red and half white are not functioning well.

White spots or flocculent white spots on the nails may be zinc deficiency or gastrointestinal disease or anemia; The presence of dark or indispensed spots is a sign of poisoning. Erythema around the nails is more common in patients with lupus erythematosus and **inflammation. The nail and half moons are blue and have poor peripheral circulation; Significant redness is a sign of heart failure; If the first half moon is obvious, the intestinal absorption is good. Those who have no or are small have poor digestion.

Hello, nails mainly reflect the recent health and nutritional status, which may be caused by nutrition.

Guidance: If you are deficient in vitamins or minerals, there will be some abnormalities in your nails. It is recommended to eat more nutritious foods, appropriate vitamin supplements, and eat more green vegetables, I hope my reply can help you.