Patient's question:
My child's bone marrow disease has been cured. Today I noticed that one of her fingernails is about to fall off. I want to ask, does fingernail loss occur after hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Nails peeling off is generally not much related to hand, foot, and mouth disease, so it is usually never seen again after hand, foot, and mouth disease. Nails falling off is generally related to possible deficiencies in trace elements such as iron and zinc in children. It is recommended that you go to the hospital to check for trace elements to see the specific situation and check if the child has anemia. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is mainly caused by viral transmission and has little to do with nail peeling off.