Child's nail peeling

In life, many parents have found that their baby's fingernails have started to fall off recently, and the edges have curled up, and some may have been separated from the nail bed. Children like to do some handicrafts, often play with mud, and touch some things that are not very clean. In addition, if they do not wash their hands in time, it will lead to some symptoms of bacterial infection and they are prone to hypothyroidism, also called onychomycosis. What should I do if my child's nails fall off?

Onychomycosis is a relatively common clinical infectious disease, also known as "onychomycosis", a type of disease characterized by progressive nail destruction caused by pathogenic fungal infection. Onychomycosis is distributed globally, with certain regional characteristics. The incidence rate is increasing year by year, seriously affecting human health. The incidence rate is higher during adolescence, especially among those with a special moist physique, those who love sports and are active, who are more likely to develop onychomycosis.

After fungi infect the nails, it can cause accumulation of keratin in the nail bed, making the nail plate turbid and opaque, and further causing the nail to thicken. This is mainly because the fungal infection and stimulation cause the keratin to proliferate greatly, resulting in the uneven and dull surface of the nail. The nail plate becomes brittle and easily broken; further nail delamination occurs. The thickened keratin becomes dry and brittle, and easily falls off from between the nail plate and the nail bed, further causing the nail to become hollow. If the nail is severely damaged, it may cause the nail to fall off.

Nail shedding indicates that the nail has been severely damaged, but it does not mean that the disease has recovered. If the nail bed is not severely damaged, new nails can grow, but they will still continue to develop into onychomycosis. Onychomycosis will not be completely cured due to nail shedding. Therefore, we must be aware of the seriousness of onychomycosis, improve our physical condition in a timely manner, and carry out active antifungal treatment.

The treatment cycle of onychomycosis is relatively long, and the recurrence rate is relatively high. You can take some antifungal drugs orally and apply antifungal ointments topically, mostly antifungal antibiotics, to prevent self-infection, maintain personal hygiene, and improve your own immunity.