Dermoscopic features of distal lateral subungual onychomycosis

Blue onychomatricoma: Blue discoloration of an onychomatricoma secondary to pigmented onychomycosis

“…[10][11][12][13][14][15] Onychoscopic features of onychomycosis have been described in 38.3%-61.9% of cases to demonstrate chromonychia, including green, yellow, and brown. [23][24][25] Chromonychia associated with onychomatricoma aside from xanthonychia is a rare phenomenon, and only a few cases of brownish discoloration mimicking nail unit melanoma or pigmented Bowen disease within an onychomatricoma were reported. 9,26,27 This observation of a blue discoloration associated with an onychomatricoma is novel.…”

Generalized pustular psoriasis with nail psoriasis in children: a case report

“…On KOH, culture, and histopathology examination, fungal elements will be found in onychomycosis but not in nail psoriasis. [11][12][13] In our case, no culture examination and nail biopsy were performed, from the results of dermoscopy, obtained onycholysis, subungual hyperkeratosis, and destruction of the nail plate. The results of this diagnosis do not provide a feature that can support a differential diagnosis.…”

Onychomycosis in India and Other Countries in the Indian Subcontinent

“…12 In the third study conducted by Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, of the 80 cases with dermatophytosis, 6 with distal lateral subungual distal onychomycosis were confirmed to be that of hat of tinea unguium. 13 In the fourth study conducted at Department of Microbiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, 60 nails were confirmed with a clinical and mycological diagnosis as cases of onychomycosis by examination of nail scrapings in mounts in KOH and Chicago Sky Blue examination. 14 The fifth study deal with a single case of proximal subungual onychomycosis in 60 years-old female with good hygienic practice.…”