How We Get White Marks (Luekonychia) On Toe And Fingernails
White marks on the toe or fingernails are called luekonychia. It is very common in certain persons especially children. As a kid it was a puzzle how we get these simple painless marks. It was a delight to see it on our own fingers. The only secret to this we were told by our elders who we considered all knowing was to call on cattle egret to give it to us. It was not uncommon to hear children calling on these flying creatures 'give me water finger' as we fondly call it. As we grow, we come to learn so much how we have fed ourselves with funny moonlight tales. This will definitely be one of them. Cattle egret Read Also: List Of Common Finger Infection There are different types of white marks on the finger with different names. They are leukonychia totalis, partialis puncture, partialis transverse, partialis longitudinal, striata punctata and longitudinal luekonychia. They are cause by different things. But the one we are mostly interested in is that one simple white m...
