COMPARISON OF YIELDS OF KOH MOUNT AND PAS STAINING OF NAIL CLIPPINGS FOR HYPHAE IN CASES OF ONYCHOMYCOSIS

A sample size of 60 patients was calculated with 95% confidence interval, 5% significance level and 8% prevalence using WHO calculator. Some newer diagnostic modalities like confocal laser scanning microscopy, conventional PCR and real time PCR though have been found to be effective but are very exp...

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Published inPakistan Armed Forces medical journal no. 1; pp. 80 - 84
Main Authors Agha, Humayun, Noreen, Fozia, Raza, Naeem, Malik, Naveed Akhtar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rawalpindi Knowledge Bylanes 28.02.2018
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Accuracy
Age groups
Comparative analysis
Dermatology
Diagnosis
Disease
Epidemiology
Microscopy
Mycoses
Psoriasis
Sample size
Taiwan
India
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Summary:A sample size of 60 patients was calculated with 95% confidence interval, 5% significance level and 8% prevalence using WHO calculator. Some newer diagnostic modalities like confocal laser scanning microscopy, conventional PCR and real time PCR though have been found to be effective but are very expensive, have limited availability and can only be performed by highly skilled staff20,21,22. Jesus-Silva MA, Fernández-Martínez R, Roldán-Marín R, Arenas R. Dermoscopic patterns in patients with a clinical diagnosis of onychomycosis-results of a prospective study including data of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and culture examination. Confocal laser scanning microscopy as a new valuable tool in the diagnosis of onychomycosis - Comparison of six diagnostic methods.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842