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Definition of Nail infection, fungal
Nail infection, fungal definition - medical term
The most
common fungus infection of the nails is onychomycosis.
Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and opaque, thickened,
and brittle. Those at increased risk for developing onychomycosis
include:
People with diabetes;
People with disease of the small blood vessels
(peripheral vascular disease); and
Older women (perhaps because estrogen deficiency increases the
risk of infection); and
Women of any age who wear artificial nails (acrylic or
"wraps").
Artificial nails increase the risk for onychomycosis because, when an
artificial nail is applied, the nail surface is usually abraded with
an emery board damaging it, emery boards can carry infection, and
water can collect under the nail creating a moist, warm
environment favorable for fungal growth.
Alternative names include tinea unguium and ringworm of the
nails.
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