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Nail dermoscopy is a helpful tool in the diagnosis of onychomycosis: A case control study

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  1. Dermatology Department, Cairo University, 13th Abrag Othman, Kournish el Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Khaled H. El-Hoshy & Rania M. Abdel Hay

  2. Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Cairo University, 13th Abrag Othman, Kournish el Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Rasha H. El-Sherif

  3. Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 13th Abrag Othman, Kournish el Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Mona Salah Eldin

  4. Health Institute, Cairo, Egypt

    Marwa F. Moussa

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El-Hoshy, K.H., Abdel Hay, R.M., El-Sherif, R.H. et al. Nail dermoscopy is a helpful tool in the diagnosis of onychomycosis: A case control study. Eur J Dermatol 25, 494–495 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2637

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