What is the reason for the uneven nails of children?

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Children's uneven nails are mostly related to nail malnutrition. The disease can occur in 20 nails of the hands and feet, and is more common in children. It can also occur in adults or young children. It is a nail damage caused by a multi-factor inflammatory reaction. The nails are dull, brittle, thin, turbid, with longitudinal ridges and other characteristics. Nail malnutrition can be divided into congenital and acquired. Nail malnutrition caused by congenital factors is related to incomplete nail formation caused by chromosomal inheritance. Acquired factors caused by nail malnutrition and nutrient deficiency, acute infectious diseases, chronic poisoning, liver disease, psoriasis, syphilis, trauma, chilblain, burns and other factors. In addition, onychomycosis can also cause uneven nail damage symptoms, need to do fungal detection for identification.

What is the reason for the uneven nails of children?



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