| Autor: |
Ranawaka RR; Department of Dermatology, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka., de Silva N, Ragunathan RW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Dermatology online journal [Dermatol Online J] 2012 Jan 15; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 15. |
| Abstrakt: |
Dermatophytic and non-dermatophytic onychomycosis (NDM) was indistinguishable clinically in our case series. Making a clinical diagnosis of onychomycosis without mycology is the routine practice in Sri Lanka. The prevalence of NDM (45.8%) was very high in our patient population, followed by yeasts (34.1%); dermatophyte infection made up only 20%. Therefore, the treatment of onychomycosis with griseofulvin seems futile. Close contact with soil, the habit of walking barefoot, frequent emersion of hands in water, and a hot, humid climate partly explain the variation in causative pathogens in this case series. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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