My son is 1yr old..his nails has white patches..what does it means?? is he hve any deficiency? nd I attached the picture also

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy2 years ago

A. white spots on the nail most commonly occurs due to trauma on the nails. very rarely it might be associatede with nutritional deficiency and most commonly iron deficiency. no treatment is required and gradually the white spots will disappedar

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