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Onychomycosis

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Integumentary system

Pigmented skin disorders

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ONYCHOMYCOSIS osms.it/onychomycosis PATHOLOGY & CAUSES ▪ Chronic fungal infection ▫ Nail bed, matrix, plate of toes/ﬁngers ▪ Infection spread by direct contact from people, animals, soil, fomites (upholstery, hairbrushes, hats) ▪ Causative agents ▫ Dermatophytes (tinea unguium): most commonly Trichophyton rubrum ▫ Nondermatophyte molds: Aspergillus spp. ▫ Yeasts: most commonly Candida albicans ▪ Dermatophyte hyphae penetrate stratum corneum of skin, nails → manufacture keratinolytic proteases → invade living cells ▪ Spores of nondermatophyte (e.g. Aspergillus) lodge under nail/at lateral nail folds → colonization, spread toward cuticle Candida spp. → infect soft tissue around nail, penetrate nail plate TYPES Mixed pattern ▪ Combination of other types RISK FACTORS ↑ age Biological male > female Communal showers, swimming pools Contributory/predisposing factors ↑ warmth, humidity Occlusive footwear Occupational ▫ Jobs that involve frequent hand washing; dishwashers, housekeepers ▪ Immunocompromised state (HIV, diabetes) ▪ Living with others affected by onychomycosis ▪ Chronic mucocutaneous fungal infection ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ COMPLICATIONS ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Pain ↑ risk of bacterial coinfection, cellulitis Nail disﬁgurement Recurrence Distal lateral subungual ▪ Initially affects distal corner of nail; eventually spreads toward cuticle ▪ Most common Proximal subungual ▪ Affects nail plate near cuticle; extends distally ▪ Sign of severely immunocompromised state White superﬁcial ▪ Affects nail surface; may spread to cover entire nail Endonyx ▪ Affects interior of nail plate Total dystrophic ▪ Nail plate is completely destroyed 54 OSMOSIS.ORG Figure 8.10 Onychomycosis of the toe nails.