Case Study Adult Cases of Onychomycosis
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Vol. 5 (6D) n June 2005 BACKGROUND (CASE 1) A 41-year-old woman presented with no complaints of pain, but she was concerned about discoloration of her toenails. She has a black belt in karate and works as a karate teacher. She works out in her bare feet and is embarrassed by the condition of her toenails. She had approximately 25% to 30% distal involvement in her toenail, with no other nail involvement (Figure 1A). The nail was not particularly thickened, just discolored.
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