Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans ...

Dystrophic calcifications of the aortic valve may cause symptomatic aortic stenosis and account for a significant portion of patients who undergo elective valve replacement. Calcifications appearing ...

Onychomycosis is not common in the fingernails ... This is called 20-nail dystrophy, or trachyonychia, in which the nails may be very thin and have ridging. This can be due to lichen planus ...

2025 could be a breakout year for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy space. Although several therapies have entered the market in recent years, there is still considerable unmet need for the 15,000 ...

Certain skin conditions, like eczema common in children, are closely linked to trachyonychia. With age, the symptoms tend to clear. Median canaliform nail dystrophy is a central, vertical ridge that ...

A nail fungal infection, also known as tinea unguium or onychomycosis, is an infection that can affect the nail plate, nail bed, and root of the nail. A person can pick up a fungal infection ...

Leah Messer is opening up about navigating her daughter Ali's muscular dystrophy as the 15-year-old takes a big step in her life: high school. In an interview with TooFab ahead of the new season ...

imageFigure 2 Progressive im provement of nail dystrophy five months after the first infiltration open_in_new imageFigure 3 Right first digit, pre-treatment (left) and after 60 days (2 infiltrations), ...

In such cases, imaging diagnosis, particularly through high-resolution/frequency Doppler ultrasound, aids in the diagnosis. Onychomycosis is the most prevalent nail disorder. The distal and lateral ...

Yellow toenails should never be ignored. They're most often caused by a fungal infection that's contagious and hard to eliminate without proper treatment. You can also develop yellow toenails as a ...