Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin
Conclusion: Onychomycosis is relatively uncommon in hospitals in Benin. This is underestimated because most patients with a clinical suspicion of onychomycosis do not undergo a mycological examination before being put on antifungal treatment.
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| author | Fabrice Akpadjan Yolande Sissinto Savi De Tove Aminath Fèmie Tidjani Cordule Balola Laura Dotsop Bérénice Degboe Nadège Agbessi Christiane Koudoukpo Hugues Adegbidi Félix Atadokpede Florencia do Ango-Padonou |
| author_facet | Fabrice Akpadjan Yolande Sissinto Savi De Tove Aminath Fèmie Tidjani Cordule Balola Laura Dotsop Bérénice Degboe Nadège Agbessi Christiane Koudoukpo Hugues Adegbidi Félix Atadokpede Florencia do Ango-Padonou |
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| description | Conclusion: Onychomycosis is relatively uncommon in hospitals in Benin. This is underestimated because most patients with a clinical suspicion of onychomycosis do not undergo a mycological examination before being put on antifungal treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c023d2564f5a46c3b0e887b5c23d7faf2025-02-03T11:28:29ZengWileyDermatology Research and Practice1687-61132024-01-01202410.1155/2024/1056753Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in BeninFabrice Akpadjan0Yolande Sissinto Savi De Tove1Aminath Fèmie Tidjani2Cordule Balola3Laura Dotsop4Bérénice Degboe5Nadège Agbessi6Christiane Koudoukpo7Hugues Adegbidi8Félix Atadokpede9Florencia do Ango-Padonou10Service de Dermatologie-VénérologieLaboratoire de Parasitologie-MycologieUnité d’Enseignement et de Recherche en PharmacieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieService de Dermatologie-VénérologieConclusion: Onychomycosis is relatively uncommon in hospitals in Benin. This is underestimated because most patients with a clinical suspicion of onychomycosis do not undergo a mycological examination before being put on antifungal treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1056753 |
| spellingShingle | Fabrice Akpadjan Yolande Sissinto Savi De Tove Aminath Fèmie Tidjani Cordule Balola Laura Dotsop Bérénice Degboe Nadège Agbessi Christiane Koudoukpo Hugues Adegbidi Félix Atadokpede Florencia do Ango-Padonou Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin Dermatology Research and Practice |
| title | Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin |
| title_full | Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin |
| title_short | Epidemiologic, Clinical and Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis in the Hospital Setting in Benin |
| title_sort | epidemiologic clinical and mycological profile of onychomycosis in the hospital setting in benin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1056753 |
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