ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Diagnosing Onychomycosis: What's New?
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- Comparison of positive detection rates between fluorescent staining and traditional KOH wet mount methods in the diagnosis of superficial fungal skin infections and analysis of factors associated with missed diagnosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of fluorescence microscopy of hematoxylin-eosin-stained nail sections for onychomycosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Onychomycosis in KwaZulu-Natal: Clinical spectrum, risk factors and fungal susceptibility.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
- Analysis of Causative Factors and Potential Predictors of Onychomycosis: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in Poland.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient Characteristics, Diagnostic Testing Utilization, and Antifungal Prescribing Pattern for Onychomycosis in the USA: A Cohort Study Using DataDerm, 2016-2022.Skin appendage disorders · 2025Article
- Molecular Identification of Etiological Agents in Fungal and Bacterial Skin Infections: United States, 2020-2024.Infectious disease reports · 2024Article
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- Updates on Tinea Incognita: Literature review.Current medical mycology · 2023Review
- Post-Traumatic Single-Digit Onychomycosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
An overview of the long-established methods of diagnosing onychomycosis (potassium hydroxide testing, fungal culture, and histopathological examination) is provided followed by an outline of other diagnostic methods currently in use or under development. These methods generally use one of two diagnostic techniques: visual identification of infection (fungal elements or onychomycosis signs) or organism identification (typing of fungal genus/species). Visual diagnosis (dermoscopy, optical coherence tomography, confocal microscopy, UV fluorescence excitation) provides clinical evidence of infection, but may be limited by lack of organism information when treatment decisions are needed. The organism identification methods (lateral flow techniques, polymerase chain reaction, MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy) seek to provide faster and more reliable identification than standard fungal culture methods. Additionally, artificial intelligence methods are being applied to assist with visual identification, with good success. Despite being considered the 'gold standard' for diagnosis, clinicians are generally well aware that the established methods have many limitations for diagnosis. The new techniques seek to augment established methods, but also have advantages and disadvantages relative to their diagnostic use. It remains to be seen which of the newer methods will become more widely used for diagnosis of onychomycosis. Clinicians need to be aware of the limitations of diagnostic utility calculations as well, and look beyond the numbers to assess which techniques will provide the best options for patient assessment and management.
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