What causes toenails to become thick and gray?

At present, more and more people have thickening and graying toenails. Some people's toenails are exposed to bacteria and are not treated in time. Some people are congenital. In many cases, this condition will accompany the patient throughout his life. Some people's toenails do not have much problems, but they go to pedicure places and listen to the random introductions of others, and finally become victims. Let's understand the reasons why toenails become thicker and grayer.

1) Pachyonychia: The toenails become noticeably thicker and regular, located on the nail plate. This type of thickening of toenails is caused by involvement of the nail matrix, and is called pachyonychia.

2) Congenital thick toenails Congenital thick toenails turn yellow-green in color. The toenails are thick and extremely hard. Not only are the toenails thick, but they are also excessively curved, with free edges that are barrel-shaped or horseshoe-shaped. All toenails may have symptoms of thickened toenails, and they will still become thicker if they grow back after falling off.

3) Hyperkeratotic tinea pedis Hyperkeratotic tinea pedis is one of the causes of thickening of toenails. When toenails thicken, diffuse redness will appear on most of the soles of the feet. This type of thickening of toenails is accompanied by thickening, roughening and deepening of skin lines.

4) Chronic diseases: Thickening of toenails may be caused by chronic respiratory, thyroid or lymph gland diseases, which can cause a chain reaction of thickening of toenails.

5) Age issue: Thickening of toenails is more common among the elderly. Toenails become thicker because the metabolism of the cuticle that makes up the nails slows down with age, causing the toenails to become thicker.

Toenails become thick because fungi enter the nail plate or nail bed and multiply rapidly, causing the toenails to thicken. The accumulation of keratin will aggravate the thickening of toenails. Thickening of toenails also deepens the opacity of the nail bed. Generally, toenails can be 1 to 3 times thicker than normal nail plates.

If the toenails are not controlled when they become thicker, not only will the toenails become thicker, but the toenails will become thicker and more turbid when the nail plate is lifted up in the later stage, and eventually the toenails will become thicker and cause the nail plate to fall off. At the same time, the nail fungus that causes thickening of toenails can also cross-infect tinea pedis. If onychomycosis and tinea pedis occur at the same time, it will be much more difficult to treat than thickening of toenails. It is not as simple as just treating thickening of toenails.

The above is the introduction to the reasons why toenails become thicker and grayer that we would like to introduce to you here today. Patients should have a detailed understanding. Usually, in this case, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, especially for patients with injuries near the toenails. The wound must be properly handled to avoid infection and cause different degrees of impact on the toenails. I hope this can help everyone.