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What do the white stains on the nails mean? Is it calcium deficiency?
Jun 11, 2013

Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
White streaks on the nail bed, known as leukonychia, may have several causes: it could be: 1- True including: inherited, acquired (a range of liver, kidney, and other diseases, fungal infections etc ), idiopathic (no particular cause) 2- false "pseudoleukonychia", or 3- Combined.
In short, you need to have your fingernails examined to determine the depth of involvement in terms of nail bed layers, and rule out any systemic diseases, and treat accordingly.
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