Fungal infection in nail psoriasis
An existence to consider
Keywords:
Psoriatic nails, Onychomycosis, FrequencyAbstract
Introduction: Onychomycosis is a common superficial fungal infection of nail in both developed and developing countries. It may involve any component of the nail unit, including the nail matrix, the nail bed, or the nail plate. It represents up to 20.0% of all nail disorders. Its prevalence is estimated at 2 to 18 percentage worldwide and up to 48-percentage incidence by age 70. Onychomycosis can be caused by dermatophyte mold, yeasts and non dermatophyte mold. We planned this study to determine the frequency of onychomycosis in psoriatic nails to establish the local perspective as the international studies shows wide variation. Objective: To find the presence of fungal elements in nails of patients affected by psoriasis. Setting: Dermatology (OPD), Baqai Medical University. Duration: 06 months from 15th July 2022 - 15th Dec 2022. Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Results: In this study, out of 96 cases, 32.29% (n=31) of patients were between 18-40 years and 67.71% (n=65) were between 41-70 years of age, mean+SD: 47.32+11.94 years.
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