What should I do if my child has onychomycosis?

Some children often tell their parents that their toenails hurt. If the parents do not pay attention to this problem for a long time, and the problem is compounded by various reasons of the children, onychomycosis will gradually develop. Children will feel very painful when they have onychomycosis. Friends who don’t know how to deal with it can refer to the coping methods summarized by the editor for children with onychomycosis, and also summarize the causes of onychomycosis.

If a child has onychomycosis, the first symptoms may be hooked nails, hypertrophic nails, and irregular nail surfaces. This is because the child's nails grow too long and bend toward the palm and plantar side, which will cause hooked nails. More substances gather under the nails, which will form thicker nails, which will destroy the luster of the nail surface, resulting in an irregular nail surface.

In the early stages of the disease, the child's nails will show signs of separation of the nail and nail bed, with the nail surface completely broken and destroyed, leaving only a small amount on the nail bed.

In addition, the color of the child's nails will also change from the original pink nails to dull colors such as white, yellow, gray and brown.

After being infected by fungi, some of the boats' decks will become thinner and smaller, presenting an appearance of shrinking decks.

What should I do if my child has onychomycosis?

1. When children suffer from onychomycosis, they are usually treated with medication. The damaged nails are eradicated and treated with medication. Parents can apply 30% glacial acetic acid under the guidance of a doctor, or soak 100 grams of snake skin in 500 ml of vinegar for 24 hours, and then apply or soak it on the affected area. In order to infuse the medicine, 2 cloves of garlic can be added, twice a day, each time for 20 minutes.

2. Pay attention to the hygiene of your children. If there is a patient with onychomycosis at home, do not let him have too much contact with the child. Seek treatment as soon as possible to prevent the child from being infected.

3. Nutrition should be balanced, eat more light foods, especially rare fruits and vegetables.

4. Wash your feet frequently. Shoes and socks should be changed and washed every day. Shoes should also be dried in the sun to disinfect. In addition, mothers are reminded not to let their children wear shoes that squeeze their feet.