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What Causes Loss Of Toenail In Infant?
hello, my 8 month old has lost half of her baby toenail and I m unsure why this is happening. It happened to her left baby toe, about a week ago it happened to her right baby toe. She is a really good eater she has lots of fluids why does it happen and is there anything to make it stop?
Mon, 31 Aug 2020
Hi,
This occasionally follows a viral infection like hand foot disease. In such cases, this will be gradually replaced with new nail, as it grows. If not normalised in 3-4 months, we can evaluate further.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK
This occasionally follows a viral infection like hand foot disease. In such cases, this will be gradually replaced with new nail, as it grows. If not normalised in 3-4 months, we can evaluate further.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK
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