Clinical and Microbiological study of Tinea unguium in a tertiary care centre

Onychomycosis accounts for about 20-40% of all onychopathies and about 30% of all cutaneous fungal infections . Worldwide it affects about 5% population . In India, incidence of infection varies from 0.5 to 5% [3, . Prevalence in HIV patients is higher as compared to others . Its incidence is increasing worldwide due to changes in living style like occlusive footwear usage, sports club facilities etc . Its presentation varies according to the route of invasion [7, 8] which may be distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis, proximal subungual onychomycosis, superficial white onychomycosis, total dystrophic onychomycosis and endonyx. These types can clinically present as subungual hyperkeratosis, onycholysis, discolouration, thickening or dystrophy of nail plate. This condition needs to be differentiated from ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 4 (2015) pp. 899-905 http://www.ijcmas.com

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