Onychomycosis in the Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Treated with Corticosteroid.
- Author:
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Jin Ho CHUNG
;
Yoo Shin LEE
;
Curie AHN
;
Eui Chong KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Onychomycosis;
Corticosteroid treatment;
Immunocompromised patient
- MeSH:
Connective Tissue Diseases*;
Connective Tissue*;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Incidence;
Onychomycosis*;
Tinea
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(5):618-622
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We examined several kinds of immunocompromied patients for onyr,homycosis. The incidence of onychomycosis in the patients with connective tissue disease treated with corticosteroid was significantly higher than the incidences in the patients with solid tumors trcated with chemotherapeutic agents, in the patients with leukernia (WBC<1, 000/cm3), and in the control patients. Although conventional corticosteroid trcatment do not disseminate the superficial fungal infection, it may perpetuate the low grade dermatophytosis.
