Onychomycosis: A proposed revision of the clinical classification

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1219-1227

  Hay, Roderick J ^a   Baran, Robert ^b,c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NAIL DISEASE CENTRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

classification; fungus; nail disease; onychomycosis; prognosis; revised

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTAL AND LATERAL SUBUNGUAL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ENDONYX ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; HUMAN; MIXED PATTERN ONYCHOMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NAIL BED; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOLYSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SECONDARY ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SUPERFICIAL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TOTALLY DYSTROPHIC ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 80155152872     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.09.730     Document Type: Editorial

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