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Onychomycosis occurs in about 10 percent of the adult population, [2] with older people more frequently affected. [2] Males are affected more often than females. [3] Onychomycosis represents about half of nail disease. [2] It was first determined to be the result of a fungal infection in 1853 by Georg Meissner. [6]
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail that causes whitish-yellowish discoloration. Sometimes, it is difficult to treat and requires oral antibiotics instead of topical. [16] Nail psoriasis can affect the fingernails and toenails. It may cause thickening of the nails with areas of pitting, ridges, irregular contour, and even raising of ...
A new nail plate will form once the cause of the disease is removed. Onychomycosis, also known as tinea unguium, is a contagious infection of the nail caused by the same fungal organisms which cause ringworm of the skin (Trichophyton rubrum or T. mentagrophytes, rarely other trichophyton species or Epidermophyton floccosum [1]).
White superficial onychomycosis is an infection of the nail plate by fungus, ... 305 See also. Onychomycosis; Skin lesion; References This page was last edited ...
Infection on the skin of the feet may cause athlete's foot and in the groin, jock itch. Involvement of the nails is termed onychomycosis. Animals including dogs and cats can also be affected by ringworm, and the disease can be transmitted between animals and humans, making it a zoonotic disease. Specific signs can be:
As the disease progresses, the skin may crack, leading to bacterial skin infection [13] and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels. [11] If allowed to grow for too long, athlete's foot fungus may spread to infect the toenails , [ 19 ] feeding on the keratin in them, a condition called onychomycosis .
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Candidal onychomycosis is an infection of the nail plate by fungus caused by Candida. [ 1 ] : 305 In one study Candida parapsilosis was the most common species; Candida albicans is also a common agent.