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Tinea unguium

Tinea unguium: Introduction

Tinea unguium: A condition which is characterized by tinea of the nails. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tinea unguium is available below.

Symptoms of Tinea unguium

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Treatments for Tinea unguium

  • Topical therapy - usually only effective for superficial infection or infection involving the distal nail.
  • Oral antifungal therapy - for proximal nail disease or nail bed involvement.
  • Nail avulsion - chemical or surgical. For resistant infection but rarely needed with newer oral therapies.
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Tinea unguium: Complications

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Causes of Tinea unguium

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Definitions of Tinea unguium:

A fungal infection of the nail plate, usually caused by a species of Epidermophyton, Microsporum, or Trichophyton, and producing opaque, white, thickened, friable, and brittle nails. (Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)


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