What is the reason for yellow toenails

Yellowing toenails is just a symptom and cannot be determined to be caused by any disease. In addition, the symptoms of many patients are not so obvious. They may occasionally find signs of yellowing on the surface of their nails, but no other symptoms will appear. This is why people do not pay attention to it, which may cause delays in treatment. Generally speaking, this situation is caused by onychomycosis. As the disease progresses, the patient may also experience a series of symptoms. This is a precursor symptom, but some of them are not caused by onychomycosis. The specific cause of the disease can only be known after the patient goes to the hospital for a detailed physical examination.

Common causes of thickened and yellowed toenails include:

1. Toenail thickening and yellowing are caused by diseases of the toenails themselves, such as onychomycosis. 2. Thickening and yellowing are caused by systemic diseases, such as deficiency of trace elements, anemia, etc. If only one toenail becomes yellow and thick, the patient does not need to be nervous. If all the nails on the body become yellow, thick, or deformed, you should go to the hospital for examination in time and do not be careless.

It is considered to be "onychomycosis", which is called "goose claw wind" in traditional Chinese medicine and is now called onychomycosis. It is caused by infection from a large class of microorganisms called pathogenic fungi. 1. Advantages of oral medication for the treatment of onychomycosis (1)

Can treat severe onychomycosis (2) High cure rate (3) Simple treatment, just oral medication 2. Disadvantages of oral medication for onychomycosis: (1)

Oral medications have certain toxic side effects, especially toxicity to the liver and kidneys (2) Adverse reactions to endocrine, such as menstrual disorders and dermatitis in women 3. Oral antifungal drugs are suitable for: patients with severe onychomycosis: patients with long-term, severe disease, and onychomycosis that invades the nail matrix or the side edge of the nail.

You can also use external medications

The initial consideration was nail malnutrition. People with nail malnutrition often have thin, deformed and brittle nails. The surface of the nails turns yellow, loses its luster, becomes rough and uneven, and has vertical ridges and stripes and nail peeling. It may be onychomycosis, which is caused by infection with a large class of microorganisms called pathogenic fungi. Generally speaking, it is mainly caused by environmental and personal reasons. For example, high temperature and high humidity are important conditions for the prevalence of onychomycosis, as well as infection by fungi from animals. The main approach to treating onychomycosis is prevention. Avoid damp and dark environments, maintain the normal length of nails and toenails, do not cut them too short, and do not leave thorns.