Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients.
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) | |
---|---|---|
Onychomycosis | Onychodystrophy | |
(n = 57) | (n = 33) | |
Age at diagnosis | ||
<19 | 0 | 0 |
19–39 | 8 (14.0) | 5 (15.2) |
40–59 | 23 (40.4) | 14 (42.4) |
≥ 60 | 26 (45.6) | 14 (42.4) |
Sex | ||
Male | 30 (52.6) | 9 (27.3) |
Female | 27 (47.4) | 24 (72.7) |
Location | ||
Left | 22 (38.6) | 14 (42.4) |
Right | 35 (61.4) | 19 (57.6) |
1st toenail | 53 (93.0) | 26 (78.8) |
2nd toenail | 1 (1.75) | 2 (6.1) |
3rd toenail | 1 (1.75) | 0 |
4rd toenail | 0 | 1 (3.0) |
5th toenail | 1 (1.75) | 0 |
1st finger nail | 0 | 0 |
2nd fingernail | 1 (1.75) | 0 |
3rd fingernail | 0 | 3 (9.1) |
4th fingernail | 0 | 1 (3.0) |
5th fingernail | 0 | 0 |
Types of onychomycosis | ||
DLSO | 53 (93.0) | - |
WSO | 1 (1.7) | - |
PSO | 2 (3.5) | - |
TDO | 1 (1.7) | - |
Nail involvement area | ||
Less than 1/4 of total nail | 23 (40.4) | 7 (21.2) |
1/4 < area < 1/2 of total nail | 14 (24.6) | 14 (42.4) |
1/2 < area < 3/4 of total nail | 4 (7.0) | 5 (1.5) |
More than 3/4 of total nail | 16 (28.1) | 7 (21.) |
KOH positivity | 48 (84.2) | - |
Culture positivity | 31 (54.4) | - |
Both positivity | 22 (24.4) | - |
Abbreviation: DLSO, distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis; WSO, white superficial onychomycosis; PSO, proximal subungual onychomycosis; TDO, total dystrophic onychomycosis