Clinical Diagnostic Accuracy of Onychomycosis: A Multispecialty Comparison Study

• Main Authors: David G. Li (Author), Jeffrey M. Cohen (Author), Anar Mikailov (Author), Ramone F. Williams (Author), Alvaro C. Laga (Author), Arash Mostaghimi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although onychomycosis can be diagnosed clinically, many guidelines still recommend pathologic confirmation of the diagnosis prior to initiation of systemic treatment. We retrospectively reviewed results from 541 toenail clippings (160 by dermatologists, 198 by podiatrists, and 183 by other provider...