Onychomycosis.
This article summarizes the diseases of the nail caused by fungi. The clinical appearance of the diseases are the key to understanding their causes. Therapy is updated. Specifically discussed are distal subungual onychomycosis, white superficial onychomycosis, proximal subungual onychomycosis, and onychomycosis in chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
D000328:Adult; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D005976:Glutaral / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence
D006118:Griseofulvin; D007654:Ketoconazole; D005976:Glutaral