Small white spots on nails, the most common, are called "white nails". It sounds terrible, but there is absolutely no need to be afraid. It is not caused by calcium deficiency and zinc deficiency that most people think.

In fact, these small white spots are caused by minor injuries on nails. For example, I was squeezed by the door, knocked at the corner of the table, and hit by a hammer ... If you can't remember where you were hurt, just think about it. The growth rate of nails is extremely slow. These injuries may have been a few weeks ago, but they are only getting worse now. In addition, there are other possibilities, such as mild infection or allergy, or side effects of specific drugs.

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No matter where these injuries come from, generally speaking, nail leukoplakia does not need any treatment and will disappear with the growth of nails. Unless you suffer another trauma, it won't recur.

Of course, these are all cases where only one or several nails have white spots. If you have white spots or lines on all your nails, it may be caused by anemia, heart disease, liver cirrhosis, diabetes or kidney disease. You'd better go to the hospital for examination.

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