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Descriptor English: Onychomycosis
Descriptor Spanish: Onicomicosis
Descriptor onicomicosis
Entry term(s) hongo de uña
micosis de uña
micosis ungueal
micosis ungueales
tinea unguium
Scope note: Infección fúngica de la uña, generalmente causada por DERMATOFITOS, LEVADURAS, o MOHOS no dermatofíticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Onicomicose
Descriptor French: Onychomycose
Entry term(s): Fungus, Nail
Nail Fungus
Onychomycoses
Tinea Unguium
Tree number(s): C01.150.703.302.720.550
C01.800.200.720.550
C17.800.529.550
C17.800.838.208.883.458
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014009
Scope note: A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.
Annotation: coordinate IM with FOOT DERMATOSES (IM) or HAND DERMATOSES (IM); do not coordinate with NAILS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 93; was TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92; ONYCHOMYCOSIS was see TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92
Online Note: use ONYCHOMYCOSIS to search TINEA UNGUIUM 1966-92
History Note: 93; was TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92; ONYCHOMYCOSIS was see TINEA UNGUIUM 1963-92
DeCS ID: 30899
Unique ID: D014009
NLM Classification: WR 475
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/19
Onychomycosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0021567
Scope note A fungal infection of the nail, usually caused by DERMATOPHYTES; YEASTS; or nondermatophyte MOLDS.
Preferred term Onychomycosis
Entry term(s) Fungus, Nail
Nail Fungus
Onychomycoses
Tinea Unguium



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