title: Onychomycosis in immunosuppressed children receiving chemotherapy.
abstract: Onychomycosis in children has a low incidence worldwide; certain conditions such as immunosuppression have been described as risk factors for it. We studied 72 children receiving chemotherapy for different neoplasms to determine the frequency of onychomycosis. Only one patient had white superficial onychomycosis from Trichophyton rubrum, a frequency of 1.3%, not different from that reported in healthy patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: García-Romero
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez-Aguilar
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arenas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents