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Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015 Background: Onychomycosis is the most common nail disease, representing 50% of cases affecting the nail apparatus. The diagnosis is made by clinical examination along with the KOH exam of the nail and culture of the sample.
Miriam América Jesús-Silva +3 more
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Proximal subungual onychomycosis of digitus minimus due to Aspergillus brasiliensis
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Onychomycosis is a common nail infection caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic molds (NDMs) and yeast. Aspergillus spp. are emerging etiological agents of non-dermatophyte mold onychomycosis (NDMO). Though this is usually of cosmetic concern, it may
Manjula Mehta +2 more
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Assessment of the Clinical Diagnosis of Onychomycosis by Dermoscopy
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundAs a common clinical superficial fungal infection, the diagnosis of onychomycosis relies on clinical features, traditional KOH direct microscopy and fungal culture. In recent years, dermoscopy has been widely used in the diagnosis and treatment
Yan Ma +12 more
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Onychomycosis in children [PDF]
Expert Review of Dermatology, 2012 Onychomycosis in children is rare and in different countries prevalence varies from 0.2 to 0.4%. Herein, we describe clinical features, mycology and treatment options of onychomycosis in children, based on 15 cases seen at our department from 2002 to 2007 and on a review of the literature.
BIANCA MARIA PIRACCINI +2 more
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Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Trauma-Induced Nail Dystrophy versus Onychomycosis
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2018 Objective: The study aims to investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings of traumatic toenails in comparison with those of onychomycosis.
Charussri Leeyaphan, M.D. +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundOnychomycoses are fungal infections that can be seen in any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, bed, and plate, and are caused by dermatophyte fungi, non-dermatophyte fungi, and yeasts.
Jeanne Marie Queiroz Borges Bersano +2 more
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The prevalance, epidemiology and risk factors for onychomycosis in hemodialysis patients
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007 Background Onychomycosis has a high prevalance among immunocompromised patients such as diabetics and hemodialysis patients. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of onychomycosis among hemodialysis patients with and without ...
Satar Salim +8 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Fusarium are uncommon but important pathogenic organisms; they cause non-dermatophyte mould (NDM) onychomycosis. Patients typically respond poorly to treatment owing to Fusarium’s native resistance to multiple antifungal drugs.
Lai-Ying Lu +5 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2020 Objective: To investigate the relationship between polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles and onychomycosis in Chinese Han population in Guangdong province.
Yu LAN +4 more
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The nondermatophyte molds: Emerging as leading cause of onychomycosis in south-east Rajasthan
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015 Background: Onychomycosis is a fungal disease of the nail apparatus caused by both dermatophytic and nondermatophytic strains. Treatment involves long duration antifungal therapy. However, long treatment duration without identifying the causative species
K R Raghavendra +5 more
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