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==Overview== | |||
The incidence/prevalence of onychomycosis is approximately 6- 8% worldwide. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
The prevalence of onychomycosis is about 6-8% in the adult population.<ref>{{cite web |title=Impact 07 - Dermatology |url=http://www.baybio.org/pdf/IMPACT07_Derm.pdf |format=PDF |year=2007 |publisher=Bay Bio |accessdate=2007-06-13}}</ref>.The prevalence of onychomycosis in the United States is around 12%; and increases with increasing age. Approximately 90% of cases of toenail onychomycosis is caused by Trichophyton rubrum.<ref name="pmid24156160">{{cite journal| author=Scher RK, Rich P, Pariser D, Elewski B| title=The epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology of onychomycosis. | journal=Semin Cutan Med Surg | year= 2013 | volume= 32 | issue= 2 Suppl 1 | pages= S2-4 | pmid=24156160 | doi=10.12788/j.sder.0014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24156160 }} </ref> | |||
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Overview
The incidence/prevalence of onychomycosis is approximately 6- 8% worldwide.
Epidemiology and Demographics
The prevalence of onychomycosis is about 6-8% in the adult population.[1].The prevalence of onychomycosis in the United States is around 12%; and increases with increasing age. Approximately 90% of cases of toenail onychomycosis is caused by Trichophyton rubrum.[2]
References
- ↑ "Impact 07 - Dermatology" (PDF). Bay Bio. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ↑ Scher RK, Rich P, Pariser D, Elewski B (2013). "The epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology of onychomycosis". Semin Cutan Med Surg. 32 (2 Suppl 1): S2–4. doi:10.12788/j.sder.0014. PMID 24156160.