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Onychomycosis
Fungal infection of a fingernail or toenail. NCI Thesaurus
Fungal infection of a fingernail or toenail. NCI Thesaurus
Subclass of:
Nail Diseases; Tinea
Also called:
Tinea Unguium
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Onychomycosis
Merck Manuals
Onychomycosis is fungal infection of the nail plate, nail bed, or both. The nails typically are deformed and discolored white or yellow. Diagnosis is by appearance, wet mount, culture,...
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Onychomycosis
Medscape
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that may involve any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, bed, or plate. Onychomycosis can cause pain, discomfort,...
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Nail fungus
Mayo Clinic
Nail fungus is a common condition that begins as a white or yellow spot under the tip of your fingernail or toenail. As the fungal infection goes deeper, nail fungus may cause your nail to...
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Onychomycosis
NLM Medical Subject Headings
A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.
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Onychomycosis
NLM Medical Subject Headings
A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.
Onychomycosis
Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
A fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that tends to cause the nails to thicken, discolor, disfigure, and split.
onychomycosis
Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
Toenail fungus.
Related topics:
Hereditary lymphedema and yellow nails
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Nails, Ingrown
Onycholysis
Pachyonychia Congenita
Paronychia Inflammation
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Related terms:
Hereditary lymphedema and yellow nails
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Nails, Ingrown
Onycholysis
Pachyonychia Congenita
Paronychia Inflammation
Tinea Capitis
Tinea Pedis
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  • Onychomycosis: Current Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment ...
    Dec 1, 2013 ... Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails that causes discoloration, thickening, and separation from the nail bed.
    aafp.org/afp/2013/1201/p762.html
  • Nail fungus - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
    Jul 14, 2020 ... Nail fungus is also called onychomycosis (on-ih-koh-my-KOH-sis). When fungus infects the areas between your toes and the skin of your feet, ...
    mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nail.../syc-20353294
  • Treating Onychomycosis - American Family Physician
    Feb 15, 2001 ... Onychomycosis accounts for one third of fungal skin infections. Because only about one half of nail dystrophies are caused by fungus, ...
    aafp.org/afp/2001/0215/p663.html
  • Onychomycosis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
    Oct 5, 2020 ... Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that may involve any component of the nail unit, including the matrix, ...
    emedicine.medscape.com/article/1105828-overview
  • Onychomycosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management
    “Onychomycosis” traditionally referred to a nondermatophytic infection of the nail but is now used as a general term to denote any fungal nail infection (63) ( ...
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88888/
  • Onychomycosis - Dermatologic Disorders - Merck Manuals ...
    Onychomycosis is fungal infection of the nail plate, nail bed, or both. The nails typically are deformed and discolored white or yellow.
    merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic.../onychomycosis
  • Fungal Nail Infections | Fungal Diseases | CDC
    Fungal nail infections, also called onychomycosis, are common infections of the fingernails or toenails that can cause the nail to become discolored, thick, ...
    cdc.gov/fungal/nail-infections.html
  • Fungal nail infections, onychomycosis including tinea unguium ...
    Onychomycosis may affect one or more toenails and fingernails and most often involves the great toenail or the little toenail. It can present in one or several ...
    dermnetnz.org/topics/fungal-nail-infections
  • Onychomycosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
    Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail unit. When onychomycosis is caused by dermatophytes, it is called tinea unguium. The term onychomycosis ...
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441853/
  • Onychomycosis: Epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnosis ...
    Jul 30, 2021 ... Onychomycosis refers to chronic fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails. Causative fungi include dermatophytes, yeasts, ...
    uptodate.com/.../onychomycosis-epidemiology-clinical-features- and-diagnosis
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