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Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy for onychomycosis: A systematic review
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundDermoscopy is a non-invasive adjuvant diagnostic tool that allows clinicians to visualize microscopic features of cutaneous disorders. Recent studies have demonstrated that dermoscopy can be used to diagnose onychomycosis.
Sophie Soyeon Lim +7 more
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Nail clipping in onychomycosis and comparison with normal nails and ungual psoriasis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2019 : Background: Of all nail disorders seen in dermatology offices, half of them are due to onychomycosis. The main differential diagnosis is nail psoriasis.
Flávia Trevisan +2 more
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Onychomycosis and Onychomatricoma [PDF]
Skin Appendage Disorders, 2015 Nail dermoscopy is helpful in the differential diagnosis of nail disorders including onychomycosis and pigmented and nonpigmented nail tumors. We report two cases of onychomatricoma with concurrent onychomycosis of the same digit. In both cases, dermoscopy of the nail plate exhibited features of onychomatricoma, whereas dermoscopy of the distal free ...
Penelope Kallis, Antonella Tosti
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What can GP data tell us about the treatment of onychomycosis in the UK?
Skin Health and Disease, 2022 Background Treatment of onychomycosis is challenging, and there is much literature on optimal treatment strategies. In contrast, information on how onychomycosis is actually treated in primary care is scarce.
M. Sajeed, L. Wei, S. Murdan
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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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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Background: Dermatophytes are the main causative agent of all onychomycosis, but genus Microsporum is infrequent and the risk of acquiring the infection is often associated with exposure to risk factors.
Erick Martínez +3 more
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Impact of onychomycosis on the quality of life of patients [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2023 Background and Purpose: Onychomycosis is a very common cosmopolitan onychopathy. It affects the fingers and toes, which are important organs of function and socialization. They can cause physical and psychological discomfort. The aim of this study was to
Fayrouz Debbagh +4 more
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Justified use of 5% amorolfine nail lacquer, in the treatment of toe onychomycosis [PDF]
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2023 The article presents the description of three clinical cases of the successful treatment of toe onychomycosis and athlete’s foot of various etiologies using 5% amorolfine antifungal nail lacquer.
Liubov P. Kotrekhova +4 more
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Infectio, 2018 Introduction: Onychomycosis are fungal nail infections that can be caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic molds and yeasts, which are capable of breaking down keratin. Mixed onychomycosis are a controversial subject and they are the outcome of the
Erick Martinez Herrera
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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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