White Toenails
Minor trauma to the nail that results in damage only to the nail can result in white spots, or white streaks. This can be from repetitive trauma such as running in ill fitting shoes, or elongated nails. In the case of more severe trauma to the nail, bleeding below the nail can cause accumulation of blood, leading to black toenails. Treatment for this condition involves removing the offending factors. Which is the trauma. In most cases of white toenails, the white spots/streaks will grow out in a few months with no medical intervention required.
Other causes of white toenails include medical illnesses that result in protein deposition in the nails. Fungal infection of the nail (onychomycosis) may also cause yellow and white discoloration, with white subungual debris (debris underneath the nail). For onychomycosis, antifungal medical or nail matricectomy (nail removal) are treatment options.
Minor trauma to the nail that results in damage only to the nail can result in white spots, or white streaks. This can be from repetitive trauma such as running in ill fitting shoes, or elongated nails. In the case of more severe trauma to the nail, bleeding below the nail can cause accumulation of blood, leading to black toenails. Treatment for this condition involves removing the offending factors. Which is the trauma. In most cases of white toenails, the white spots/streaks will grow out in a few months with no medical intervention required.
Other causes of white toenails include medical illnesses that result in protein deposition in the nails. Fungal infection of the nail (onychomycosis) may also cause yellow and white discoloration, with white subungual debris (debris underneath the nail). For onychomycosis, antifungal medical or nail matricectomy (nail removal) are treatment options.