Onychomycosis physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Common physical examination findings of onychomycosis include discoloration and deformities of the nail.

Physical Examination

The following images show examples of how an onychomycosis patient's nails may look like. The nails may have a brown appearance.

(Images courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA)

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  Onychomycosis due to Trychophyton rubrum, right and left great toe.

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  Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal infection causing discoloration and deformity of nails.

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  Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal toenail infection causing deformity and discoloration.

Image shown below is courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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Nails

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  Onychomycosis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.

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  Onychomycosis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.

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  Onychomycosis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.

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  Onychomycosis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.