Brittle nail

Introduction to fragile nail disease Brittlenail (onychorrhexis) is an acquired disease caused by a variety of causes. Congenital and familial are rare. Systemic diseases, local factors can cause the disease. Clinically, the deck is thin, longitudinally split, and separated. Can be treated with oral vitamin A. basic knowledge Sickness ratio: 2% Susceptible people: no specific people Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: paronychia

Cause of fragile nail disease

Congenital (30%):

Congenital and familial are rare, mainly acquired, systemic diseases such as iron deficiency anemia, peripheral circulatory disorders, hypothyroidism, vitamin A or B deficiency, local factors are mostly excessive contact with hot water and alkaline soap stimulation Can cause the disease.

Iron deficiency anemia (30%):

Iron deficiency anemia is caused by a variety of different causes of iron deficiency in the body, affecting the anemia of the cell's heme synthesis. This type of anemia has the highest incidence among women and infants in childbearing age.

Hypothyroidism (20%):

Hypothyroidism is a syndrome in which thyroxine secretion is insufficient or insufficient.

Brittle nail prevention

For long-term immersion work, wear gloves and keep your toenails too long.

Fragile complication Complications

The characteristic of this disease is that the fragility of the nail is increased. Therefore, in normal life, the nail may be broken and damage the adjacent tissue due to external force. Once the injury occurs, the wound should be actively treated to avoid adjacent tissue infection caused by bacterial infection, such as: Inflammation, severe cases of paronychia may have repeated infections of the sulcus, and even need to be pulled to cure, so care should be taken in life to avoid nail damage.

Symptoms of crispy nails Common symptoms Nail thick and brittle and cracked nails dry toe nails

The deck is thin and has a longitudinal split and a layered separation. The female is thinner than the male deck and is susceptible to external irritation.

Cholesterol examination

Mainly for the secondary causes of brittle nail disease examination, including blood test routine, thyroid function, vitamin A, B content detection, as well as serum ferritin, reticulocyte and other tests. In addition to the thinness of the nail plate and the characteristic changes such as longitudinal and layered separation, the patient may have hemoglobin reduction due to anemia and hypothyroidism. Thyroid function tests can show signs of hypothyroidism with decreased FT3, FT4, and increased TSH.

Diagnosis and identification of fragile nail disease

According to the clinical manifestation of the thin plate, the longitudinal crack and layer separation characteristics can be diagnosed.

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