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What Could Be The Cause Of Strange And Painful Growth Of Nails In An Autistic Child?
my son is 31 and he is autistic non verbal, he is in a group home last year i noticed 1 of his finger nails came off, than a few months later it seemed little by little his finger nails started looking weird but not all of them, now when i try to cut his fingernails that are normal looking he crys, and i just noticed it looks like the top layer of his fingernails have been actually clipped off!! What could cause this when my son has never had this and his 3 housemates dont have it either.
This could be brittleness of nails seen commonly in patients who are undernourished and are not able to take care of nail hygiene,so i think this is a normal finding ok
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What Could Be The Cause Of Strange And Painful Growth Of Nails In An Autistic Child?
This could be brittleness of nails seen commonly in patients who are undernourished and are not able to take care of nail hygiene,so i think this is a normal finding ok