Nails are protective horn formations on the fingers of a person designed to prevent mechanical damage to the terminal phalanges. Despite the apparent strength, these plates are susceptible to various diseases. Cases when nails hurt, are not uncommon in modern medicine. Timely appeal to a specialist can prevent the development of serious diseases, in the initial stage of which the nail on the finger simply hurts. When the first symptoms appear, you need to contact a surgeon, dermatologist or trichologist, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Situations when nails hurt, are caused by the following reasons:.

Mechanical Damage By performing a protective function, the nails take on the main load under any mechanical action on the fingers. So pinched fingers, tearing the nail plate and other such actions often lead to prolonged pain in the nails. In some cases, the nail darkens and dies. Complete replacement of the nail plate occurs within a few months.

The most common case, when the nail on the leg hurts, is onochryptosis or ingrowing of the nail.

The causes of this disease are very diverse and occur equally often in adults and children. Most often grows and hurts the nail on the leg with prolonged wearing of tight shoes and with incorrectly performed pedicure. At the same time, the cause of the disease can be a congenital predisposition or various orthopedic pathologies.

Fungal and infectious diseases No less frequent cause of pain in the nails are onychomycosis (nail fungus) and infection of the nail grooves.

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