Why does my baby’s toenails become thicker?

Sometimes mothers will find that their children's fingernails and toenails are getting thicker. Is the thickening of the nails due to some disease, or is it caused by tinea manuum or tinea pedis? Sometimes, it may even be caused by onychomycosis. So how should this situation be treated? Today, the editor will introduce you to several methods.

Surgical nail removal: The affected nail is removed under local anesthesia. This method causes large wounds, bleeding, and is prone to infection. Generally, you will feel more pain after the operation. Since it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, the results are usually not ideal and it is easy to get re-infected. Moreover, patients with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, etc. are not suitable for surgical treatment.

Oral medication: Simply taking antifungal drugs such as griseofulvin, fluconazole, itraconazole (Sporanox), etc. has certain efficacy and is convenient. However, because this type of drug must reach the deck where the fungus is parasitic to exert its antibacterial effect, and because its solubility in water is low and slow, and its absorption and metabolism are very fast, the dosage is large and the use time is long. In addition, oral medications have side effects and are prone to relapse after discontinuation of medication, so they are not suitable as a routine treatment for onychomycosis.

Topical therapy: Topical therapy is generally used to treat onychomycosis. Depending on the different agents, there are mainly soaking, local application, and packing and scraping methods. The treatment requires the removal of the diseased nail, so it is generally not as convenient as oral administration, but it is safe, painless and has no side effects. As long as the medicine is selected properly, the effect will be ideal. Chinese herbal medicines such as Smilax glabra, Sophora flavescens, Dictamni, Bombyx batryticatus, Whole worm, Centipede, and Snake are used in large doses and high concentrations, and each time the skin is washed or soaked for more than twenty minutes.

The above treatment methods are all for onychomycosis, but if the condition has not been confirmed in time, it is recommended that you take your child to the hospital for a professional examination in time. Do not conduct some treatment casually. After confirming the condition, the doctor will give some treatment plans, which are all very good.