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Onychomycosis and Other Nail Infections

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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following nail infections: onychomycosis, pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, paronychia, and periungual warts.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Specialized Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Institute of Dermatology, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Michela Starace

  2. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  3. SN Medical College and HSK Hospital, Bagalkot, India

    Anusha H. Lokesh

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Institute of Dermatology, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

  2. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  3. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  4. First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Aimilios Lallas

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Starace, M., Ankad, B.S., Lokesh, A.H. (2023). Onychomycosis and Other Nail Infections. In: Errichetti, E., Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Lallas, A. (eds) Clinical and Dermoscopic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19688-1_21

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