What happens when there is a hollow space inside the fingernail

Some friends find that there are hollow spaces inside their fingernails. In this case, you should pay attention because you may have onychomycosis. Onychomycosis is mainly caused by dermatophyte invasion and is also contagious to a certain extent. Such symptoms require prompt treatment to prevent infection to others.

What is the cause of the hollow in the middle of the nail?

Onychomycosis, commonly known as "onychomycosis", refers to a disease caused by dermatophytes invading the nail plate or under the nail. Onychomycosis is a nail infection caused by fungi such as dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophyte fungi. There are two common types of nail fungus: ① Fungal leukonychia (superficial white onychomycosis). In this type, the lesions are limited to a piece of the nail surface or its tip; ② Subungual fungal disease is divided into distal lateral type, proximal subungual type and superficial white type. In this type, the lesions start from the sides or distal end of the nail, and then infection occurs under the nail plate.

Notice

1. Be alert to lesions

There are many reasons for nail changes, and we cannot assume that all nail diseases are onychomycosis. But one thing should be kept in mind, that is, the onset of onychomycosis often starts from one nail (toe) and then gradually spreads to other nails (toes). If all ten fingernails or toenails are affected at the same time, it is often a manifestation of a systemic disease and requires a thorough physical examination.

2. Timely treatment

It is best to choose treatment from April to September of the year. All things grow most vigorously in spring and summer, and the same is true for nails. Choosing suitable and effective treatment methods in this season can shorten the treatment time by one third, minimize the impact of treatment on patients, and reduce costs to the lowest level.

3. Be careful about cross infection among family members

According to statistics, about 30% of the family members of onychomycosis patients in China also have varying degrees of fungal foot infections. People often ignore the seriousness of onychomycosis. They only discover onychomycosis on their hands and feet when they are receiving outpatient treatment for fungal infections in other parts of the body. Many of these patients are infected by their own family members.