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'''Tinea unguinum''' is a [[ringworm]] infection of the [[toenail]]s and [[Nail (anatomy)|nail]]s. Generally, it causes the nails to crumble and fall off, and may spread to the hands and feet afterward.
== ''Tinea unguium'' (nails) ==
 
[[Onychomycosis]] (also known as "dermatophytic onychomycosis,"<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |page=1135 |isbn=1-4160-2999-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> or "tinea unguium"<ref name="Bolognia" />) is a [[fungus|fungal]] [[dermatophytosis|infection]] of the [[Nail (anatomy)|nail]].<ref>{{DorlandsDict|six/000074915|onychomycosis}}</ref>  It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about half of all nail abnormalities.<ref name="pmid17944702">{{cite journal |author=Szepietowski JC, Salomon J |title=Do fungi play a role in psoriatic nails? |journal=Mycoses |volume=50 |issue=6 |pages=437–42 |year=2007 |pmid=17944702 |doi=10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01405.x}}</ref>
 
This condition may affect [[toenail]]s or [[fingernail]]s, but toenail infections are particularly common.  It occurs in about 10% of the adult population.<ref name=AFP2013>{{cite journal|last=Westerberg|first=DP|author2=Voyack, MJ|title=Onychomycosis: current trends in diagnosis and treatment.|journal=American family physician|date=Dec 1, 2013|volume=88|issue=11|pages=762–70|pmid=24364524}}</ref>


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Tinea unguium
ICD-10 B35.1
ICD-9 110.1
DiseasesDB 13125
MeSH D014009

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Tinea unguium (nails)

Onychomycosis (also known as "dermatophytic onychomycosis,"[1] or "tinea unguium"[1]) is a fungal infection of the nail.[2] It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about half of all nail abnormalities.[3]

This condition may affect toenails or fingernails, but toenail infections are particularly common. It occurs in about 10% of the adult population.[4]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1135. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
  2. Template:DorlandsDict
  3. Szepietowski JC, Salomon J (2007). "Do fungi play a role in psoriatic nails?". Mycoses. 50 (6): 437–42. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01405.x. PMID 17944702.
  4. Westerberg, DP; Voyack, MJ (Dec 1, 2013). "Onychomycosis: current trends in diagnosis and treatment". American family physician. 88 (11): 762–70. PMID 24364524.