Catalog
Dermatophytosis of nail
Link to WHO Definition
Dermatophytosis of nail – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1731433055
Fungal infection of the nail plate due to dermatophyte fungi (tinea unguium). Infection results in a range of clinical signs including white or yellow discolouration, detachment of the plate from the nail bed (onycholysis), keratinous thickening under the nail plate (subungual hyperkeratosis) and fragility and fragmentation of the abnormal nail plate.