Causes of white toenails

The whitening of toenails may be caused by onychomycosis or fungal infection in the patient. Therefore, when we encounter the situation of whitening toenails, we can wipe the toenails with alcohol to better inhibit the bacteria on the surface of the toenails. If we want to prevent white toenails in our daily lives, we must have a certain understanding of the causes of the disease.

Signs of fungal nail infection. Toes or hands that are hot and sweaty are prone to fungal infections. The fungi invade the gap between the nail plate and the nail bed and multiply in large numbers, causing the nails to become noticeably thicker and the nail plate to no longer be transparent. Different fungi can cause different color changes, covering up the color of the nail bed. At the same time, the best color for half-moon nails is milky white. Blue indicates problems with the respiratory system and a susceptibility to cardiovascular disease; blue indicates poor blood circulation; and red indicates heart failure.

Pale nail beds indicate deficiency of Qi and blood. If the skin is white and moist, the disease is mild; if the skin is white, dry, dull and rough, the disease is serious. Complete nail pallor is seen in anemia, malnutrition, cirrhosis, chronic colitis, onychophagia, Raynaud's disease, pulselessness, etc. Partial white nails can be seen in tuberculosis, nephritis, lymphosarcoma, and cancer. Dotted white nails (one or several white spots of varying sizes or white cloud-like or white floc-like spots appear on the nail plate) may be seen in digestive system diseases, malnutrition, zinc deficiency, syphilis, etc.

A small number of white spots on the nails are usually a sign of calcium deficiency, silicon deficiency or parasitic disease; a large number of white spots may be a sign of neurasthenia; and thin yellow spots on the nails may indicate a digestive system disease; if black spots appear on the nails, be careful, as mild cases may be due to overwork and malnutrition, while severe cases may be a precursor to gastroptosis, gastric cancer, or uterine cancer.

I believe that after reading this article about the reasons why toenails turn white, you should all know what causes toenails to turn white. In the case of white toenails, we need to check whether it is caused by onychomycosis. If it is caused by onychomycosis, you should pull out the toenails in time to avoid affecting other nails.