Onychomycosis - a small step for quality of care

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail unit, representing the most common nail disorder and accounting for 50% all nail diseases. Unfortunately, many patients are mismanaged, as physicians routinely treat onychomycosis empirically, falsely believing that they can make the diagnosis based on...

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Published in:Current medical research and opinion 2016-05, Vol.32 (5), p.865-867
Main Authors: Lipner, Shari R., Scher, Richard K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Humans
Nail dystrophy
Onychomycosis
Onychomycosis - therapy
Quality of Health Care
Treatment
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Summary:Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail unit, representing the most common nail disorder and accounting for 50% all nail diseases. Unfortunately, many patients are mismanaged, as physicians routinely treat onychomycosis empirically, falsely believing that they can make the diagnosis based on history and clinical inspection alone. We propose and provide evidence for why the diagnosis of onychomycosis should be confirmed by objective methods in each patient before initiating treatment.
ISSN:0300-7995
1473-4877
DOI:10.1185/03007995.2016.1147026