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Onychogryphosis
Medical Questions » Onychogryphosis
| Name: Onychogryphosis |
| Also known as: Tinea Unguium |
| Fungal infection that occurs under finger and toe nails and distorts the nails. |
Causes of Onychogryphosis
Fungi such as Tricophyton rubrum and Microsponim may infect damaged or softened nails and surrounding tissue. If the nail is infected but not damaged the condition is called onychomycosis. |
Symptoms of Onychogryphosis
Nails appear white or yellow and gradually thicken. More common in the middle-aged and elderly, and toe nails are usually more severely affected than the fingers. |
Tests for Onychogryphosis
Scrapings from under nails are cultured and examined under a microscope to identify the fungus. |
Treatment for Onychogryphosis
Notoriously difficult to treat but amorolfine paint may be applied to the nail weekly for many months, or terbinafine tablets are taken daily for up to six months. In both cases, as the fungus is destroyed, new normal nail gradually grows out to replace the thick damaged nail.
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Complications of Onychogryphosis of its treatment
Loss of the nail. |
Likely Outcome of Onychogryphosis
Infections may persist for many years, but newer treatments are quite effective. |
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