Child's toenails falling off

Many parents do not understand the situation of children's toenails falling off. They think it may be caused by trauma. In fact, more reasons may be caused by a certain disease of the child's body, including hand, foot and mouth disease in children, lichen planus, etc. Do not ignore the seriousness of this situation, because it may cause great harm to the child's health. Protect your child's nails well.

1. It may be onychomycosis

Onychomycosis caused by fungal infection not only affects adults, but children can also be infected. Moreover, onychomycosis is prone to cross-infection. It may be on the feet, and then touched by the hands, it will be transmitted to the fingernails. Afterwards, the nails will become grayish, brittle and fall off easily.

Onychomycosis usually does not heal on its own. Parents should take their children to see a doctor as soon as possible and use oral, topical medications or surgery to treat onychomycosis. In addition, some folk remedies for treating onychomycosis should also be used with caution to avoid aggravating the condition. Usually, if you seek medical treatment for onychomycosis and take medication as recommended, your nails will return to normal in about three months.

Second, it may be caused by some physical illness

Clinically, diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease, thyroid disease, and lichen planus may cause children's fingernails and toenails to fall off. For example, in the common case of hand, foot and mouth disease, many children will experience nail separation and falling off about 2-6 weeks after recovery from the disease.

If parents suspect that their child's nail loss is caused by the above-mentioned diseases, it is recommended that they seek medical attention in time to diagnose the condition. After the specific cause is confirmed, symptomatic treatment should be provided. While the disease is cured as soon as possible, the symptoms of nail loss will also recover early. If the nail loss is caused by hand, foot and mouth disease, new nails will generally grow in about 3 months and no deliberate treatment is required.

3. Pay attention to children's nail shedding

1. Protect your nails

When the nails and nail beds fall off, you should take care to protect the nails. Do not always use the hand with the fallen nails to play or eat. Remember to wear gloves when necessary to prevent the nails from coming into contact with bleach or other chemicals. Do not bite your nails.

2. Apply anti-inflammatory drugs

When nails fall off, they not only affect the appearance, but are also easily infected with fungi, causing diseases such as onychomycosis and paronychia. Therefore, it is recommended that you go to the hospital as soon as possible after your nails fall off and consult a doctor to find out whether you need to apply anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent fungal infection, nail ulceration, and affect the growth rate.

3. Don’t take the initiative to remove the nail

If the baby's nails have not fallen off completely, be careful not to pull out the remaining nails actively to avoid damaging the nail bed. Pay attention to hand hygiene in daily care and warn children not to pull, scrape or pull nails that are about to fall off.