Korean J Dermatol.  1986 Oct;24(5):618-622.

Onychomycosis in the Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Treated with Corticosteroid

• Cho KH
• Chung JH
• Lee YS
• Ahn C
• Kim EC

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.

Keyword

Onychomycosis; Corticosteroid treatment; Immunocompromised patient

MeSH Terms

Connective Tissue Diseases*
Connective Tissue*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Incidence
Onychomycosis*
Tinea