ICD-10 code: B35. 1 Tinea unguium | gesund.bund.de.
Tinea unguium is a common type of fungal infection. It is also called onychomycosis. The fungus infects the fingernails and, more commonly, the toenails. It's more common in men, older adults, and people who have diabetes, psoriasis, peripheral vascular disease, or another health problem that weakens the immune system.
Fungal infection of nails (tinea unguium) is common, particularly in toenails in the elderly. The infection causes thickened and unsightly nails which sometimes become painful.
Definition and Clinical Impact “Onychomycosis” traditionally referred to a nondermatophytic infection of the nail but is now used as a general term to denote any fungal nail infection (63) (tinea unguium specifically describes a dermatophytic invasion of the nail plate).
Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium (Onychomycosis) (Athlete's Foot, Ringworm of the Feet)
Tinea unguium is most often due to Trichophyton rubrum and T. interdigitale. It should be distinguished from other causes of onychomycosis: Candida species, which often cause paronychia.
Tinea unguium is a common, chronic fungal infection of the nails.
Terbinafine and itraconazole are the therapeutic agents of choice.
It is very contagious but rare in adults. Nail infection (tinea unguium or onychomycosis). This is an infection of the toenails, and sometimes fingernails. It causes thickened, deformed, and discolored nails instead of a rash.
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail unit [1]. Subungual thickening or hyperkeratosis can occur under the nail plate, resulting in onycholysis or lifting of the nail bed. Onycholysis, specifically is the loss of plate-bed adhesion. Onycholysis does not by itself signify onychomycosis.
Onychomycosis is an infection of the nail caused by fungi such as dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds and yeasts (mainly Candida species). Of these 80% of the toenail infections are caused by dermatophytes (Trichophyton rubrum).
Summary. Tinea pedis is the infection of the skin of the foot with fungus and must be distinguished from other causes of scaling rashes of the hands and feet. Tinea unguium (onychomycosis) is the infection of the nail unit with fungus where the fungus may be in one or more of the component structures of the nail unit.