Mycology–an update. Part 1: Dermatomycoses: causative agents, epidemiology and pathogenesis

P Nenoff, C Krüger… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dermatomycoses are caused most commonly by dermatophytes. The anthropophilic
dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum is still the most frequent causative agent worldwide …

Systematic review of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis: diagnosis, clinical types, epidemiology, and treatment

AK Gupta, C Drummond-Main, EA Cooper… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nondermatophyte mold (NDM) onychomycosis is difficult to diagnose given that NDMs are
common contaminants of the nails and of the mycology laboratory. Diagnostic criteria and …

Psoriasis and related disorders

AD Burden, B Kirby - Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Psoriasis encompasses a group of related immune‐mediated inflammatory skin diseases
that affect up to 3% of the population. These diseases are heritable and over 40 genetic …

The prevalence of onychomycosis in psoriatic patients: a systematic review

KMG Klaassen, MG Dulak… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We systematically reviewed all available literature concerning the prevalence of
onychomycosis in patients with nail psoriasis and the distribution of pathogens causing …

Onychomycosis in patients with nail psoriasis: a point to point discussion

D Rigopoulos, V Papanagiotou, R Daniel III… - Mycoses, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Onychomycosis is the most common nail disease and affects large parts of the population.
Psoriasis is a frequently encountered skin disorder with nail involvement being found in up …

Do fungi play a role in psoriatic nails?

JC Szepietowski, J Salomon - Mycoses, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Onychomycosis is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all
nail abnormalities. Some factors like increasing age, male sex, repeated nail damage …

Fungal infections and nail psoriasis: an update

A Kyriakou, SC Zagalioti, MG Trakatelli, C Fotiadou… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The relationship between psoriasis and onychomycosis is controversial, and the exact
nature of this association remains to be clearly elucidated. In healthy nails, the compact nail …

Onychomycosis in patients with psoriasis–a multicentre study

L Zisova, V Valtchev, E Sotiriou, D Gospodinov… - Mycoses, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
3% of human population is affected by psoriasis. Nail disorders are reported in 10–80% of
patients with psoriasis. Nail deformations vary according to their degree of severity but are …

An In Vitro Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Indigo Naturalis Prepared from Strobilanthes formosanus Moore

YR Chiang, A Li, YL Leu, JY Fang, YK Lin - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Indigo naturalis is effective in treating nail psoriasis coexisting with microorganism
infections. This study examines the antimicrobial effects of indigo naturalis prepared from …

Coexistence of onychomycosis in psoriatic nails: a descriptive study

V Natarajan, AK Nath, DM Thappa, R Singh… - Indian journal of …, 2010 - ijdvl.com
Background: Psoriatic nail changes predispose to onychomycosis because it becomes
easier for fungi to penetrate an already compromised nail plate. Moreover, some of the …