[Revisiting the epidemiology of onychomycoses].
Onychomycoses represent a group of nail affections caused by one or more fungi. Whether aging represents a risk factor for developing onychomycosis, remains a question. In the present work, we studied the variations in frequency and prevalence of onychomycoses and non-mycotic onychodystrophies according to age. Our results show that there is an increase in the frequency and prevalence of onychomycoses and non-mycotic onychodystrophies predominantly in patients over forty years of age.
Arrese
Jorge E
JE
Servicio de Dermatología, CHU du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium. j.arrese@ulg.ac.be
Valverde
Jenny C
JC
Pierard
Gérald E
GE
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors