title: Nail disorders that mimic onychomycosis: what to consider.
abstract: Many nail dystrophies resemble onychomycosis--the most common nail condition--and confuse the clinician. When diagnosing nail infections, clinicians should be aware of these other conditions, pay attention to morphology, and take nail clippings for potassium hydroxide microscopic examination and culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals, University of Toronto Medical School, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lynde
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology