At the same time, detachment often indicates a malfunction in the body - a lack of trace elements, vitamins, the presence of infection, and the inability of the immune system to cope with it.This disease is more often observed in women, since they often turn to specialists, as they pay more attention to their appearance.
For example, when hands come into contact with household chemicals.Depending on the cause, the nail may be affected only on one finger or on several fingers at the same time.The risk group includes people who have:chronic skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis).malnutrition, deficiency of vitamins A, E, group B.metabolic disorders.predisposition to allergic reactions.weakened immunity, including during pregnancy and in old age.diabetes.Onycholysis disease often appears in workers in the chemical industry, laboratories, whose hands are constantly in contact with organic solvents, aggressive substances.Due to the desire for beauty, women face the problem more often than men.Onycholysis is caused by:nail extension.improper performance of manicure or pedicure.trauma to the area in the cuticle area.the use of decorative varnishes, liquids for their removal, containing harmful organic solvents.coating with gel polish.Almost all women love to do the procedures listed above to make their hands look attractive and well-groomed.
Onycholysis develops as an allergic reaction against the background of taking medications with photosensitizing properties, ultraviolet radiation (photo onycholysis), contact of the nail plate with harmful chemicals.In terms of the size of the affected area, onycholysis is partial, when only a small area of the nail exfoliates in the form of a strip or semicircle, and complete when it leaves entirely.
In the free space formed by the development of pathogenic microflora, further discoloration is possible: yellow changes caused by bacterial infections, brown changes caused by the formation of a colony of micro seals, green changes caused by lesions caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Bacterial infections affect the structure and endurance of the nail plate.
This leads to the development of hyperkeratosis, which is characterized by an unpleasant odor.
At a developed stage of pathology, the focus of secondary inflammation may appear.