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Abstract
Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) is a common chronic disease with a substantial negative effect on the quality of life to those who suffer from it. Onychomycosis is the most common nail disorder and probably represents about 30% of all cutaneous fungal infections. Although not life‐threating; onychomycosis constitutes an important health problem because of its high prevalence and the associated morbidity. The prevalence of onychomycosis increases with age .Several predisposing factors increase the prevalence of onychomycosis as excessive sweating, occlusive foot wear, trauma, poor peripheral circulation, diabetes , immunodeficiency and genatic. Clinically onychomycosis is divided into: distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis (DLSO), proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO), superficial white onychomycosis (SWO), candida onychomycosis and total dystrophic onychomycosis (TDO). Mycological methods used in the conventional diagnosis include direct KOH mounts and culture on Sabouraud’s dextrose agar medium but these methods may not be optimal.