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onychomycosis

Onychomycosis is a nail infection caused by dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophytes filamentous fungi (molds). Onychomycosis caused only by dermatophyte infection on deck is called tinea unguium. Toenail tinea mostly spread directly by tinea pedis, nail tinea may spread by tinea manus or because of scratching other parts of the body tinea...



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