The role of yeasts in onychomycosis.
Twenty patients with onychomycosis secondary to paronychia or to onycholysis were examined for causative fungal agents. The role of yeasts in these diseases is critically discussed.
Faergemann
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Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010304:Paronychia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015003:Yeasts / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*