Background: Onychomycosis is increasingly found in tropical populations. Objectives: To investigate the incidence and etiology of onychomycosis a group patients presented to Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Methods: A total 47 (8 males, 39 females clinically diagnosed with were randomly selected as study participants. After obtaining written informed consent from participants, demograp...

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection involving the nail unit. Distal lateral subungal onychomycosis (DLSO) is the most common subtype and usually results from untreated tinea pedis. Once fungus has invaded the nail unit, it can be a challenge to treat. Though onychomycosis has been historically viewed as a cosmetic concern, treating this disease is important due to potential complications, espec...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and factors influencing the presence of concomitant dermatomycoses in patients with toenail onychomycosis. DESIGN Prospective study based on a specially designed questionnaire completed by dermatologists. PATIENTS A total of 2761 patients with toenail onychomycosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The diagnosis of fungal skin infections was confirmed by direct m...

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis in children of elementary school age and to examine the socio-demographic attributes that may be effective in correlation of both mycoses. 3,390 female and 3,768 male children between ages 6-14 have been examined in seven schools. Skin scrapings and nail samples were taken from 13 students who were suspect...

BACKGROUND Onychomycosis is principally caused by dermatophyte species, but nondermatophyte molds and yeasts have also been involved, causing different clinical manifestations. The aim of this investigation is to determine the clinicomycological and epidemiological profile of the etiologic agents of onychomycosis. METHODS The study population included 9,785 suspected cases of onychomycosis re...

Knowledge of epidemiological and mycological characteristics of onychomycosis has been noted by many authors as being an important tool for control of these fungal infections. This study seeks to improve knowledge of onychomycosis epidemiology and mycological features. Samples were taken from infected fingernails and toenails of 976 patients undergoing treatment at a respected Dermatology Cente...

Over time, as the etiology of onychomycosis has developed, yeasts from the genus Candida have emerged as important etiological agents. This study aimed to determine the frequency of yeast caused onychomycosis in Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil from 1999 to 2010. A retrospective study from January 1999 to December 2010 evaluated the results of onychomycosis positive direct mycological exams (DME) -...

background and objectives: onychomycosis is a common fungal infection which has been conducted in many parts of the world. the aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology and to identify the aetiological factors of onychomycosis in mazandaran province, iran. materials and methods: during the period of 10 years (2003–2012) 1100 patients suspected with onychomycosis, referred to the mycolo...

In 2005, the estimated number of Americans with diabetes was 20.8 million people, with an additional 1.5 million cases diagnosed that year in those ≥ 20 years of age.1 Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail that is estimated to cause up to 50% of all nail problems2 and 30% of all cutaneous fungal infections.3 Approximately one in three people with diabetes are afflicted with onychomyco...

Onychomycosis is an increasingly common fungal infection of the nail, which has traditionally been difficult to diagnose and treat and has physical and psychological consequences for the patient. Onychomycosis can be caused by dermatophytes, nondermatophytic filamentous fungi, and yeasts. The relative percentages of cases due to these etiologic agents vary with geographic location; however, in ...