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Case History
Case History
On examination
Both big toe nails & 2nd toe nail right foot affected
Varying degrees of nail thickening, yellowing,
onycholysis & crumbling
No pitting
Joints ok
No change
Tinea Unguium
Onychomycosis
T.rubrum / T.mentagrophytes
Prevalence increases with age
Not common in children
Can follow tinea pedis
Athletes, DM, steroids
Cosmetic reasons for
treatment
Clippings for mycology (gold
std)
Nail changes
Fungal
Psoriasis
Begins distal
proximal
Toes > fingers
Thickening
Yellowing
Onycholysis,
crumbling
Associated tinea pedis
Tinea Unguium
LION Study
Case History