BACKGROUND A survey was conducted amongst 1,017 Hong Kong residents ages 18 and over to determine their knowledge of fungal nail infections (onychomycosis) and the psychosocial impact of the disease on the relationships, social lives and careers of sufferers. METHODS The Fungal Nail Perception Survey was conducted by email and online between May 29th and June 10th, 2013. Participants were sho...

Nail beading has previously been reported as an accompaniment of rheumatoid arthritis. In order to assess the clinical significance of this form of nychodystrophy the fingernails and toenails of 119 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an equal number of control subjects were studied. Analysis of data based on 4642 nails indicates that the presence of a global pattern of beading (i.e. greater...

Paronychia is an inflammation of the folds tissue surrounding nails a toe or finger. Women are 3 times more prone to men as they exposed water and irritants. can be classified either acute chronic. The main factor associated with direct indirect trauma cuticle nail whereas frequent exposure water, chemical irritants responsible for chronic Paronychia. Homeopathy system medicine play major role ...

BACKGROUND: Etanercept is a fully human tumor necrosis factor a receptor fusion protein that binds tumor necrosis factor a with greater affinity than natural receptors. Biologics are widely used in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis and may represent a new therapeutic option for some patients with psoriatic nail disease. CASE REPORT: We report a case of lichen planus limited to ...

Introduction: Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common malignant mesenchymal tumor of the bone, and mostly affects the long bones around the knee. Osteosarcoma of short tubular bones such as those of the foot is extremely rare and accounts for less than 1% of all cases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of OS of the middle and distal phalanges of the little toe. Case Rep...

Background: Onychomycosis is by far the most common finger or toe nail fungal infectious disease caused dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic molds yeast. It accounts for 50% of total disorders, and affects patients physically, socially, psychologically can seriously influence their quality life. Objectives: Oral antifungals are routinely used to treat disease; however oral therapy associated with s...

This multicentre, double-blind, randomized study compared the pharmacokinetics of itraconazole given at 200 mg once daily for 3 months and intermittently at 200 mg twice daily for 1 week per month followed by a 3-week drug-free period for 3 months in the treatment of onychomycosis. Patients were followed for 9 months after treatment. Itraconazole and hydroxy-itraconazole plasma concentrations a...