Term Name:	tinea unguium
Synonyms:	cellulitis and abscess, cellulitis and abscess of buttock, cellulitis and abscess of face, cellulitis and abscess of finger, cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe, cellulitis and abscess of gluteal region, cellulitis and abscess of trunk, cellulitis and abscess of upper arm and forearm, Dermatophytic onychia, dermatophytic onychomycosis, Dermatophytosis of nail, Onychomycosis due to dermatophyte
Definition:	A dermatophytosis that results_in fungal infection located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes, which cause separation of the nail plate from the nail bed and has_symptom thickening of subungueal area. Sometimes, white islands are seen on the external nail plates. These gradually coalesce until the entire nail plate is involved.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:13074]   ( DOID:13074 )