what does white spot mean? - Nail Problems Message Board

myboysmom · 08-12-2007, 02:16 PM

I have a white spot just a tad up from my cuticle on one of my fingernails. I have other white spots on other nails but this one just seems a little lighter in color like a clearish white if that makes any since. I've never worried about the other white spots because I've had them off and on for a long time on different nails but I just can't tell if this is the same thing because it looks similar but a little different. I guess I am worried because I have a fungus on 3 toenails so I hope I have not spread it to my fingernail. I never use the same tools on my fingernails though. How likely is it that a fungus would start as a white spot near the cuticle area? I always thought it usually starts at the top of nails and works its way down to the cuticle. Am I right about this or could I be getting fungus in my fingernail? The best I can tell the rest of the nail looks good besides this white spot. Can anyone help?

Marti · 08-17-2007, 06:39 AM

If the white spot begins from under the cuticle and moves forward with the nail plate it is probably a Leuconychia. This is caused by voids in the nail plate production in the matrix. Some people have these all the time and some people get them only once in a while.