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