Tinea unguium in Lahore, Pakistan

During a period of 1 year, out of 202 clinically suspected cases of tinea unguium, 53 (26%) were confirmed by mycological cultures for dermatophytes. Trichophyton rubrum was the most common fungus isolated in 46 (87%) patients, followed by T. violaceum in four (7%), T. interdigitale in two (4%) and...

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Published in:Medical Mycology 2001, Vol.39 (2), p.177-180
Main Authors: Aman, S., Haroon, T. S., Hussain, I., Bokhari, M. A., Khurshid, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Human mycoses
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Mycoses of the skin
Onychomycosis - diagnosis
Onychomycosis - etiology
Onychomycosis - microbiology
Sex Factors
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Summary:During a period of 1 year, out of 202 clinically suspected cases of tinea unguium, 53 (26%) were confirmed by mycological cultures for dermatophytes. Trichophyton rubrum was the most common fungus isolated in 46 (87%) patients, followed by T. violaceum in four (7%), T. interdigitale in two (4%) and Epidermophyton floccosum in one (2%). The disease was more common in adult males and fingernails were found to be affected more often than toenails. The distal and lateral variety was seen in 41 (77%) patients, total secondary dystrophic type in 11 (21%) and proximal subungual type in one (2%). Clinical diagnosis alone is not reliable and mycological confirmation is mandatory for this potentially curable disease.
ISSN:1369-3786
1362-3095
1460-2709
DOI:10.1080/mmy.39.2.177.180