[Revisiting the epidemiology of onychomycoses]

Rev Iberoam Micol. 2005 Sep;22(3):163-6. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1406(05)70032-2.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Onychomycoses represent a group of nail affections caused by one or more fungi. Whether aging represents a risk factor for developing onychomycosis, remains a question. In the present work, we studied the variations in frequency and prevalence of onychomycoses and non-mycotic onychodystrophies according to age. Our results show that there is an increase in the frequency and prevalence of onychomycoses and non-mycotic onychodystrophies predominantly in patients over forty years of age.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Belgium / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nail Diseases / epidemiology
  • Onychomycosis / epidemiology*
  • Risk Factors