Clinical and diagnostic aspects of dermatophyte onychomycosis.
The paper presents mechanisms of the spread of dermatophyte infection in the nail and the associated most frequently encountered clinical features. Particular attention has been paid to advantages for dermatological practice that are based on using some diagnostic traits of dermatophyte onychomycosis, in particular signs of a transverse and spriggy network, typical of the disease.
Maleszka
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Department of Dermatology, MSW Hospital, Poznañ, Poland.
Adamski
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D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology