title: [Revisiting the epidemiology of onychomycoses].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, CHU du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium. j.arrese@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Jorge E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Arrese
authors.forename: Jenny C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: Gérald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pierard
mesh_terms: 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