Clinical diagnosis of toenail onychomycosis is possible in some patients: Cross-sectional diagnostic study and development of a diagnostic rule

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 743-751

  Garcia Doval, I ^a   Cabo, F ^a   Monteagudo, B ^b   Alvarez, J ^a   Ginarte, M ^c   Rodriguez Alvarez M X ^d   Abalde, M T ^a   Fernandez M L ^a   Allegue, F ^e   Perez Perez L ^e   Florez A ^a   Cabanillas, M ^b   Peon G ^a   Zulaica, A ^e   Del Pozo, J ^f   Gomez Centeno, P ^g  

^a SERGAS ^*  (Spain)

^b Universidad de La Coruña   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^g Hospital Comarcal Valdeorras   (Spain)

Author keywords

diagnosis; nail diseases; onychomycosis; sensitivity; specificity; toenail

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DESQUAMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; MYCOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TINEA; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BIOPSY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 77957031276     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09930.x     Document Type: Article

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