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Leukonychia is an infection of nails which causes white spotting or streaking of the nails. The term Leukonychia is taken from Greek and it means white nails. Leukonychia is commonly associated due to an outcome from injury, arsenic poinsoning, renal failure, hypoalbuminemia, heart disorders or pneumonic infections.

Leukonychia is an autosomal dominant inheritance. Congenital or heriditary leukonychia comes at birth or cause due to family history. Congenital leukonychia may be associated with deafness.

Causes of Leukonychia:

• Exposure to cold
• Stress
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Leprosy
• Anemia
• Trauma
• Lack of vitamins can cause brittle nails

Diagnosis of Leukonychia:
The physician takes medical history of this infection to determine leukonychia. He can take kidney and liver functioning tests. If he identifies it is associated due to the lack of zinc, a diet which contains more zinc can be recommended to the patient.

Treatment of Leukonychia:

• There is no specific medical treatment available for leukonychia. The white spots on nails will disappear on it own
• Ointments and orally taken medications will clean up this infection within a month
• Using nail polish on your infected nails may worsen the situation and can progress the infection into a severe stage. To get healed quickly or in less time keep your nails away from nail polish
• The infected persons should eat green leafs and whole grain in diet to treat leukonychia faster