Impact of onychomycosis on the quality of life of patients.

Autor: Debbagh F; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco., Babokh F; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco., Sbai M; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco., El Mezouari EM; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco., Moutaj R; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.; Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current medical mycology [Curr Med Mycol] 2023 Jun; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 39-44.
DOI: 10.18502/cmm.2023.345062.1430
Abstrakt: Background and Purpose: Onychomycosis is a very common cosmopolitan onychopathy. It affects the fingers and toes, which are important organs of function and socialization. They can cause physical and psychological discomfort. In this regard, the present study aimed to assess the impact of onychomycosis on the quality of life of patients.
Materials and Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the parasitology-mycology laboratory of the Avicenne Military Hospital in Marrakesh, Morocco, over 5 months between June and October 2022. The study population was all the patients referred to the laboratory for mycological examination of a nail lesion suspected of onychomycosis of the hands and/or feet.
Results: Onychomycosis was confirmed in 50 patients. Pain, nail thickening, and dyschromia were the most commonly reported symptoms (56%). Onychomycosis had an impact on at least one of the socio-economic, emotional, or functional aspects of the lives of affected patients. More than half (56%) of participants felt embarrassed by the appearance of their nails, 40% hid them, and 28% had a complex about them. The functional aspect was the most bothersome and the time spent on nail care concerned the patients (56%), as well as the discomfort reported when wearing shoes (40%). Women were more worried about the need to hide their nails. A duration of onychomycosis evolution of over 5 years was associated with the highest response rate to the questionnaire (66%).
Conclusion: Although onychomycosis is not a fatal pathology, it significantly reduces the quality of life of affected patients. There is a need to raise the level of awareness of the general population and, above all, of the medical professionals to ensure comprehensive management of onychomycosis.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that there was no conflict of interest in this study.
(Copyright: © 2021, Published by Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences on behalf of Iranian Society of Medical Mycology and Invasive Fungi Research Center.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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