Port Huron, Michigan
A 29-year-old female asked:
my whole nails are turning white always very tired and cold to the point were my hole body shakes what could b causing this?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Albert Pizzo answered
Family Medicine 60 years experience
Pain, fatigue: Several possibilities. May be a hormonal or thyroid problem. See your doctor for an exam.
4504 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
Dermatology 32 years experience
White Nails: Causes of white nails:
anaemia,
iron deficiency,
heart failure,
aresenic poisoning,
cirrhosis,
congenital white nails,
darier's disease,
half and half nail,
high fevers,
low albumin,
low calcium,
malnutrition,
pellegra,
tinea,
yeast infection,
rat poison ingestion,
trauma to the nails
zinc deficiency,
terry's nails,
hypoalbuminemia,
chronic kidney failure,
iron deficiency anemia.
See doctor asap.
4500 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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