Prevalence and Predisposing Factors of Toenail Onychomycosis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
- VernacularTitle:糖尿病患者趾甲真菌病的患病率及易感因素
- Author:
Yajie ZHANG
;
Guimei ZHANG
;
Dan XU
;
Feng XIONG
;
Xinmin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Onychomycosis;
Prevalence;
Disease susceptibility
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
1995;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the prevalence of toenail onychomycosis in the patients with diabetes mel-litus. Methods The incidence and predisposing factors of onychomycosis were studied in the in- and out-patients with diabetes mellitus(n = 456). The data were also compared with non-diabetic patients (control group, n = 350). Results The prevalence rates of toenail onychomycosis were 20.8% and 9.4% in the diabetics and control group, respectively, with statistical difference (P
