Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access

Diagnostic of onychomycosis

Vitiligo and Skincare Physicians Meeting

September 15-16, 2016 Berlin, Germany

Fellah Houda, Sebbagh I, Chabni N, Benyahia D, Benmeddah S and Chaif S

Abou Bakr Belkaid University, Algeria

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Dermatol Res

Abstract :

Onychomycosis is one of the most commonly occurring dermatological conditions. This study aimed to determine the aetiology of these onychomycosis in Tlemcen city in Algeria. A cross-analytic study was conducted from September 2015 to Mars 2016 in University Hospital Center of Tlemcen. All patients of onychomycosis diagnosed clinically were studied for clinical forms. Onychomycosis were proved in 73% of patients. Toenails were involved in 46.57%. Plantar reached (63.64%) and intertrigo inter orteil (57.14%) were the two skin lesions most common in the feet. On fingernails, C. albicans/dubliniensis was isolated in 55.56% of cases. On toenails, T. rubrum was responsible for 81.82% of onychomycosis. In our study, yeasts were the main agents isolated on fingernails and dermatophytes on toenails.

Biography :

Email: f.houda.f@hotmail.fr