Definition:
Fungal infection that most frequently affect the fingernails and toenails are caused by yeast called dermatophytes.
The symptoms are:
The nail bed is detached, yellow spots appear creamy white appearance. Over time you may see a green pigment on the result of bacterial colonization. The base of the nail becomes red and painful. You can actually appear first in a nail and then spread to others. And work in wet environments may promote chronic disease.
There are five categories:
1 .- Distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis.
Most common causes: Trichphyton rubrum, T interdigitale, T.schoenleinii, Candida albicans, C.parapsilosis, Scopulaiopsis brevicaulis and Hendersonula toruloidea.
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