Contents:
- Medical Video: What Do Your Nails Reveal About Your Health
- Why do white lines appear on the nails?
- Types of white lines on the nails, and their meaning for health
- 1. Leukonychia totalis
- 2. Leukonychia partialis
- 3. Leukonychia striata
- 4. Leukonychia punctata
Medical Video: What Do Your Nails Reveal About Your Health
Are there white lines on your nails? Do you interpret it as a lack of vitamins, calcium or zinc? Is this dangerous or not? Or even you interpret it still like when in elementary school, which means "someone who has a crush"? In fact, the white line on the nail is called leukonychia. What does it mean for health?
Why do white lines appear on the nails?
Leukonychia is the name for the appearance of white lines on your nails. This condition is not dangerous even though the name is quite serious. This can be caused by mild or moderate trauma to the growing nail. Nail growth generally tends to be very slow, so many people are not aware of the trauma or injury that occurred in the previous week until finally white lines appear on your nails.
White lines on the nails are usually found in the nails of the hand compared to the legs. If you don't remember the injury you experienced and caused the nail to experience trauma, you don't need to worry. Nail growth is so slow that wounds to the nails can occur weeks before white lines appear on your nails.
White lines on the nails can also indicate a mild infection that occurs in the nails and can also be allergies or side effects from certain treatments. So when you are recovering and taking certain drugs then a white line appears on your nails, this could be a reaction from the drugs you consume.
If the white line only appears in one or several finger nails, you don't need to worry. But if there are so many white lines on the nails or even in almost all the fingernails, you should be vigilant. This may indicate that there are quite serious medical conditions that occur in your body, such as decreased function in the kidneys, anemia or even diabetes. If this happens, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Types of white lines on the nails, and their meaning for health
1. Leukonychia totalis
The condition of leukonychia totalis occurs when white lines appear in all parts of your fingernails. This can indicate a lack of albumin in the body. Lack of albumin is a sign or symptom of kidney failure, liver failure or difficulty absorbing protein from food. This should immediately get medical attention.
2. Leukonychia partialis
In this condition white lines appear on the nail plate or nail plate. Usually there will be white dots that indicate certain medical conditions and need medical attention.
3. Leukonychia striata
Leukonychia striata occurs when the white line on the nail looks like a line parallel to the base of the nail. Usually this marks you lack of vitamins and nutrients. This leukonychia striata can also indicate a disturbance in the heart, liver and liver. You should immediately consult your doctor immediately.
4. Leukonychia punctata
Leukonychia punctata is the most common leukonychia. The white line on this nail will appear on some of your fingernails. Usually, the cause is trauma or injury to the nail, and this will disappear on its own after your nails regenerate.
It's good to start now, you not only beautify the appearance of nails in the salon, but also pay attention to nail health. Immediately consult a doctor if you feel worried there is a white line on the nail abnormally.
