Diseases

Onychomycosis

A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.

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Abstract

A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Nail Fungus
  • Tinea Unguium
  • Fungus, Nail
  • Onychomycoses

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with FOOT DERMATOSES (IM) or HAND DERMATOSES (IM); do not coordinate with NAILS

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History Note

93; was TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92; ONYCHOMYCOSIS was see TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92

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WR 475

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Onychomycosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014009. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014009
  2. Onychomycosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychomycosis
  3. Onychomycosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917620